- JAQ
"Jaq redirects here. For the name Jaq see
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name = JAQ (Jeffery Allen Qaiyum)
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birth_place =Chicago ,Illinois , U.S.
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occupation =MC ,Writer ,b-boy
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website =JAQ, born Jeffery Ameen Qaiyum, is a
professional b-boy ,writer andMC .Biography
JAQ was born and raised in
Chicago ,Illinois . JAQ is of mixed ethnic background having a Pakistani father and his mother is Caucasian American of German and English descent. The DJ, emcee, beatmaker, producer, beatboxer then moved toNYC where he learned how to make beats and carefully craft rhymes. J was the composer and DJ for the off-broadway smash hit musical comedy,The Bomb-itty of Errors .He was also composer and co-star of MTV's Scratch and Burn, which he created along with his brother GQ and two of the other bomb-itty guys, Dragon and Jordan. He scored New York indie film "Just Another Story", which aired on Showtime. His brother GQ wrote, directed and starred in the movie. The Q brothers were associate producers. J was the music video co-director and has a small cameo.
JAQ has produced the "Smashing" album for the Grommits, The Grommits, a rock/electro/hip-hop trio, and a solo hip hop album entitled "Foul Mouth Poet". He toured the country extensively with The Grommits for much of 2004. He is now the lead singer of Them Vs. Them, a new rock band out of
Chicago . The Q Brothers, formed by JAQ and GQ, are currently working on an album together entitled, "The Feel Good Album Of The Year," a mix of jazz, rock, R&B, and electronica.JAQ currently lives in Venice, CA.
External links
* [http://foulmouthpoet.com JAQ's Official Site]
* [http://qbrothers.com Q Brothers Productions]
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