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the dean show greetings of Peace welcome
to the dean show very exciting topic
with an exciting guest who was on the
Death Jam now Def Jam was started by
Russell Simmons if you didn't know for
those people who are really into music
and I believe Jay-Z was one of the
presidents so um music Soul Child if you
heard of them I have but they're
associated with de Jam along with Neo
and he was working with the likes of
Tyrese Gibson he's no stranger to the
dean show have done many shows revolving
around him ke Kesha Cole he worked with
her Bruno Mars these are some big names
in the music industry so we're going to
be talking about this topic how music
has an effect on not only the Mind Body
and Soul amongst other things with an
expert in this area who was on the de
Jam record label when we come back here
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the greeings of Peace welcome to the
dean show
Alum Omar AKA how do you pronounce it La
laon el el du yeah yeah El de is French
yeah de is French yeah but you were
singing R&B French song
no no I was doing R&B in English in
English now was R&B is like what the
romanticized like get the honey get all
the money and you know sing them with
the sweet nothing right the love songs
and you know trying to get a woman like
you said a lot of those type of songs
you know yeah that's what it's
Associated now some of these names these
are Big names associated with Dev Jam is
that like uh that's a really huge record
label yeah Death Jam is a very wellknown
uh record label the top isn't it it was
yes yes especially it was is very well
known in regards to um especially
dealing with hip-hop back in the days
you know people like Run DMC all of
these people were on Def Jam um LL coj
these people all of these are Def Jam
artists that was my gener I know L Co J
yeah uh he had some clean songs back I
don't listen to that he he had some
clean stuff didn't he yeah he had some
clean stuff what about music Soul Child
what they're also a big name group music
Soul Child is actually an artist he's a
uh singer song WR like myself formerly
um he's somebody that's well known
amongst the youth so he's Jam artist
also yeah he was a Death Jam artist ne
ne Neo is another uh former he's a he's
a singer songwriter musician right now
um that a lot of people are familiar
with Neo I never met Neo myself but he's
somebody that has been associated with
death Jen now you worked also alongside
with uh kesa Cole yes I actually work
you know me and Kesha Cole we did a few
writing sessions before she actually
became you know well known out there in
the industry I worked with her um I've
I've done uh writing sessions with
Tyrese we're in the same Studios working
together um so many people you know
rapael the likes of Raphael sadik a lot
of people are familiar with him I've
worked with him several times um you
know these a lot of people a lot of
these people are good people but uh you
know just need the guidance of Islam
many of people need the guidance of
Islam Bruno Mars who's Bruno Mars he's
he's an artist same thing singer song
writer musician who's very well known
Italian Bruno you know uh that's a good
question you know Bruno I think he's mix
so he's uh very very nice guy you know
me and him had the opportunity to uh
perform on the same stages and uh you
know very nice guy is he R&B also yeah
R&B style um he's he's doing some
different stuff right now you know that
uh that is going back you know to like
the uh the prince days you know stuff
like that he's been doing lately now you
were signed uh with this record label is
that correct yes I was signed to Island
Def Jam for about 2 and a half three
years yeah now now many I mean this is
what uh many people Aspire they want to
be a star they see many of these Stars
up there these celebrities and now they
dream of this they go to sleep you know
listening to music watching the music
musicians up there and they would just
sell their souls and many do you know
just trying to get up there and uh H how
how was it you were able to leave this
lifestyle you know it's really Eddie is
a mercy from Allah tal because after I
got off of Def Jam I began to do stuff
independently and um I think probably
that next year I got signed to BMG music
for songwriting I was doing uh
commercials with u agency called vows
artist management out of New York and I
was doing many things on my own and so I
started to do uh go on meetings in order
to get you know some more exposure to
get uh on to another record label maybe
13 meetings but Allah tala kept me from
that and uh so then I went on to do
things
independently and Subhan Allah just
before you know really launching out
there CU by that time I had fans in
Australia on my own London different
areas so but right before actually
launching out there really really
getting out there Allah T saved me from
that and blessed me with Islam and so I
I I didn't feel comfortable anymore with
doing with speaking about certain things
that were going against what Allah
revealed you know speaking about Zena
and all of these different things I
wanted to get away from that along with
the environment which we'll touch down
on some more in before we go to break uh
so what's the typical day like for a a
celebrity like that it depends I mean
you have different types of people you
have a person I usually say you have
three different types of musicians or
three different types of individuals
that deal with music you have a person
that's like becomes like a complete
introvert you have one that that becomes
addicted to women and then you have one
that's addicted to drugs and alcohol or
do you have you can add a fourth
category we have one that's like a
mixture of them all you understand so it
it's a you have different types of
personalities nobody's the same so um
and all of these areas are dangerous
they're very dangerous um and I maybe
was type of person that could possibly
be associated with at least two of those
categories I never did drugs and alcohol
these type of things but um I didn't
like to go out too much and these type
of things it but you see that all of any
one of those things really had effects
on people really had effects on each and
every one of those people that you see
doing it they they fit one of those
categories you know yeah we were going
to talk about some more um of different
people that you've known that went down
this course and it seems like you know
the world just opens up to you abs and
you would think you be very happy but
actually many people end up becoming uh
very despondent opposite we be we're
going to be talking with you on the
effects of uh the music that has on the
heart mind body and soul here in the
dean show with former Def Jam artists
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Entertainment seems like you on the TV
someone turns on the TV you know all
this entertainment entertaining us and
and many of times or most of the time
people are forgetting that we have a
purpose in this life we just haven't
been created for play and horsing around
you know is a time and place but you got
serious with life you figured out what
the purpose of life is you're living it
compared your heart to back then to now
how does it
feel um and that's something that we I
needed to start with because that gives
me that
that especially with the question you
just asked me you know what is the
difference now difference now versus
then that's what you want to know about
right you
know the thing is
Eddie when you when you go out and
you're doing all of those things as you
experienced yourself many times you
spoke about these things you start to
ask yourself your what is the purpose of
life you ask yourself what is the
purpose of life and I literally Eddie I
used to have these conversations with
many of my friends after going out of
these things many of them are musicians
just like myself we would we would next
day ask each other what was the purpose
of that does that matter now did all of
that we did last night does it matter
now and the answer was no it didn't
matter now we were questioning what is
the true purpose of life and this is
something that people didn't want to
ponder on especially the people that I
was around a lot of people try to get
around this question because if you ask
yourself that question then you have to
face what the the question of of death
you have to face the reality of death
that soon you're going to die and what
happens then so soon after I begin
questioning questioning and I ran across
some brothers that were uh one of my
friends actually took shahad for me and
uh we we we used to sit up speaking
about the purpose of life and um I was
given the
Quran and for months this Quran was
sitting on my shelf literally for months
for a long time and I regret that now
cuz maybe you know I would have I would
have got the chance to enter Islam much
sooner but I read before that he gave me
a book that was called the essay on the
Gin by Dr B Phillips this was the
translation that he did by I
essay on the gym and he knew that I was
into things dealing with the Unseen so I
read this and it absolutely blew me away
cuz I never read anything like that and
then after that this is when I got a
chance to read the Quran now keep in
mind at this time I have read so much
different material I was somebody that
really was in in search of the truth you
can ask anyone that was around me at the
time I would read all different types of
book books on Buddhism taism confu ISM
dealing with uh as I'm I was raised born
and raised as a you know raised as a
Christian in a Christian home as a
Baptist so I had read the Bible you know
of course you reading the Old Testament
so you're dealing with the
Torah and but nothing really resonated
in the heart except that I saw that
Jesus peace be upon him and all of the
prophets were praying and prostrating to
one Creator so it was a time in my life
I remember being you know in my early 20
saying I want to be like them I don't
know you know what way of life teaches
that but I want to be like them and
that's when I realized that my family
was doing something opposite from what
was you know what they were taught so
this is what led me to that path of
Truth so when I read the
Quran bring that back to there when I
read the Quran this was something that
was absolutely amazing this was
something that was speaking about all of
those prophets that I had read about
before worshiping one Creator you know
not not worshiping the creation and
that's something that everybody knows in
their heart that what they are supposed
to be doing is worshiping the Creator
everybody knows that in their heart when
they're born as we know that with the
prophet mentioned that every child is
born on the F every child is born upon
worship knowing knowing that they're
supposed to worship Allah and Allah
alone one God and one God alone without
worshiping anything besides
him so this was the absolute truth to me
when I saw this that all of these
prophets from Jesus Moses Solomon David
and the last of them the prophet
Muhammad peace and blessings be upon
them were worshiping one Creator and I
felt like the Quran was something that
spoke directly to me it wasn't telling
me you know that such and such said this
and the there it didn't give me give me
the impression that someone sitting in a
tree telling me a story in a third
person rather even when the creator of
the heavens and the Earth would narrate
something it was coming from him and I
would literally play games with the
Quran uh Eddie opened up to a random
page and it's speaking about the things
that I personally was dealing with and
this is something that anybody can do I
challenge anyone just open the Quran up
open it up and and see it addressing
your issues right there it's amazing
amazing now now how you we know that
people go to sleep to music they wake up
to music and the car music and it seems
their whole life revolves around the
next hit song coming out but then you
know that's a big hide and a
steep low how do you how do you how how
did you feel like music was having an
influence on your heart mind body and
soul Subhan Allah
brother literally when I started to make
Salah you just have a feeling in your
heart and I had the same conversation
with with a few other brothers that
experienced the same thing as me um the
thing is is that when you start to make
Salah you feel like you're mixing
something something that is I you know
and I want and I'm and I'm not ashamed
I'm not shy to say something that is
evil or something that is pure it seems
like you're you're trying to mix the two
and this brings us back to the the
statement
of when he mentioned that you know the
the no one can have the Quran and music
in their heart at the same time they
can't mix with one another I experience
these things being a musician is
different from a person that just
listens to music being a musician you're
experiencing the effects I used to play
My Guitar for8 hours a day Eddie as I
mentioned to you sometime I will fall
asleep with my with the with the with
the guitar in my hand so and playing
piano I play piano guitar harmonica play
various different instruments you know
bass guitar just to you know you want to
get feel the different vibration and and
it and de it develops different sound
you're like a oneman band yeah it was
that was exactly me I mean that was that
was when I was in the studio it was just
me playing everything doing everything
doing the background vocals doing
everything anyone who knows me or who
knew me in the past will attest to that
you know so the effects of it so
somebody you talking about feeling the
effects this was the plan of Allah for
me to feel those effects of this and to
be able to I believe to be able to warn
people against it because it's something
many people talk about the difference of
opinion and things like this I guarantee
you you speak to a former
musician and you bring anyone that may
have that opinion that former musician
may be able to change the mind of their
she he start the she will start to
reflect cuz I had conversations I've had
conversations with a few sh uh that may
have held that position and um their
mind is you know thinking you know
should I change my position now because
of the things that you're able to
express to them it's not a game it's
it's extremely dangerous and you were I
mean you lived it hours a day all of
these whenever you are sad Eddie you you
want to turn to the music to make you
feel better many musicians former
musicians like myself had the same
experience when you you know and and
that's and we know as when you feeling
sad what you what should you turn to the
book The Book of Allah you should be
turning to the Quran for that for that
remedy for that cure but rather we were
turning to the music and what this was
doing it gives you it gives you that
that temporary feel it gives you a
temporary pleasure whereas the Quran it
continues to feed you in the proper way
you know it continues to feed you people
don't realize that the club is is also a
place of worship for people that listen
to music it has a place and we can go I
can go deep into this sub I've pondered
on this talking about the nightclub the
nightclub so we got the the uh the music
is the Quran for the Shan right so they
listening to let's give and now and now
a new one I like this now the mid is uh
a place of worship for the Muslims and
that's for the Muslim but I mean for for
for the people of uh the nightclub
that's a place of worship that's like uh
absolutely we we're going to talk more
about this when we come back here in the
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below back here on the dean show former
Def Jam artist so instead of turning to
the book that was revealed from the
creator of the heavens and the Earth
this the Quran tamper free tamper proof
it's a living miracle and it gives that
joy that contentment that peace to the
heart now people um they turn into the
music trying to fill a empty void
doesn't work and then now we left off
talk about people also because was a
tribute of music you have we go to the
house of worship the mid but people
going to the to the to the nightclubs
and Performing some ritual acts of
worship there talk about this so Subhan
Allah I mean it's a thing that people
don't realize you have a place of
worship where the people that want to
worship the creator of the heavens and
earth they go to to recite the Quran and
and not this is not the only place
people go to to recite the Quran but
it's known as one of the places when you
go inside of the house of Allah you see
people you you can see you can go to
areas and and it's buzzing like bees you
know people are reciting the Quran
reciting the Quran and so you see this
is a place of worship you know for
people that want to worship the Creator
then you have those who not unknowingly
are worshiping the Shan because you have
a this is and it has its place of
worship and this place is the nightclubs
you know you have just listen if you
were to turn off the music alone and
just hear about what what people are
talking about in the songs it's always
99% of the time leading to the
Disobedience of Allah the Disobedience
of the creator of the heavens and the
Earth you're talking about Zena we we we
we don't need to go into it people know
what it's talking about if people if the
music was shut off half of this stuff
people wouldn't listen to it so the
music is added for that for that effect
that you know that takes a person in a
uh in you know in a trance hypnotic
trance you know even scientists know
that music has a as an effect on you
that that is is very hypnotic you know I
know there's as a for musician it's
something that's very hypnotic so you
may listen to something that you
wouldn't normally listen to without that
music in there you know people people
say oh what you know as long as the
lyrics are fine you know people don't
realize the effects of you know even
something like jazz you know you talking
about instrumentation it has effects on
the heart and it may be that you must
you may cause so much damage to your
heart that when you read the Quran it
won't have any effect on it people need
to reflect on something right
and I don't want to go too much too deep
because I know the time is
limited reflect on this like the Quran
music can be recited it can be listened
to and it can be written
down people don't think about that
likewise the Quran can be recited
listened to and it can be written
down they are at war in the hearts of
the people you understand there's no
there's no doubt about who would who
would win that there's no competition
you talking about music versus the Quran
one causes one effect and another causes
another effect the Quran brings pleasure
to the hearts just look at I always
always I always tell people to ponder on
this just look at how people die a lot
of times that are addicted to music and
are addicted to um uh which takes them
to many times addicted to alcohol and
drugs and things look at the past look
at some of the most well-known musicians
how how what was their in how did they
die you know how did they die and it's
it's very important to examine that and
then you look at the type the top
reciters how did they die many of them
dying in a most peaceful State you know
which which uh which is very important
you know that's a very important Ayah
from Allah you know seeing how people
die you know very important so now I
mean when you put this into perspective
you know that uh there are many things
distracting us from really reflecting
contemplating why we're here as I
mentioned earlier and now that you've
connected and you are charging your
heart because we charged the cell phone
the iPad and now uh was this just a
temporary fix where people would be
listening to music and that quickly
wears off you're you're in the same
position but now position again when
when you charge the heart with what is
supposed to be charged with with the
remembrance absolutely of God because
truly the remembrance of God as God says
in the Quran do hearts find rest did you
find this this this Tranquility peace
and rest and that's a big difference you
know when I was you know when I was when
I was sad many times or not feeling not
feeling right you I used to pick up my
guitar or play the piano to start
feeling a certain way now I immediately
go to the Quran or I perform uh two ra
so you you you it's a different it's a
whole different thing you're dealing
with a whole different level of
tranquility and I encourage any brother
or sister that that are that are dealing
with this struggle of music you know
just go a day or two without listening
to it challenge yourself challenge
yourself when I embrace Islam the one of
the first things I did and you talking
about a former musician so no one can't
tell me how hard it is you understand
how difficult it is about no one can
tell me about the difficulty I went the
whole of Ramadan without listening to
music cuz Ramadan was about two months
later when I embrac Islam
so I I went to whole Ramadan when I
listen to music and I never and I felt
as if I didn't need it anymore you know
and I had dealt with some trials after
Ramadan until later giving it up now
it's been about six almost six years or
so since I've played a guitar or any
instrument it's been about six years now
alhamdulillah since I've completely left
the music industry itself so I encourage
brothers and sisters to start to pick up
the Quran even if you're reading a verse
a day two verses start 5 minutes start
small
and build up you know give give the
Quran its rights don't just leave it on
the Shelf to to collect dust and then
take it down for Ramadan and and and
then we we we we read the Quran but
rather we should be reading reflecting
reading T you know uh reflecting upon
the T going to books of T you know
there's many books of te in English for
for even the English reader to um to to
read now uh before we leave uh we've
seen uh another television program you
did when we talk about music we're not
talking about the natural sound of birds
and the bees and the Beautiful human
voice we're talking about you know the
culture today that's surrounded by audio
pornography that calls you to
fornication to drugs to elicit sexual
intercourse and all these evil things
that if you turned it off these beats
and all the stuff that's just luring you
in you most people would be appalled but
now you you've also done some uh some
Nashid where it's your voice can you
leave us could you leave our audience
with something of maybe 15 seconds uh
would you would you mind if I recite the
Quran yes go ahead that' be beautiful
yes
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for
alhamdulillah mallah thank you so much
for that wonderful recitation that was
the Reba word of God the Quran that
anyone even if they didn't understand it
connects with the heart thank you for
sharing your experiences with us
inshallah God willing we can have you
back again on D Absolutely inshallah
I'll be I'll be it'll be honor to come
back here thank you thank
you and from working with the likes of
Kesha Cole Bruno Mars Dev Jam Russell
Simmons now to being on the dean show
reciting the verba word of God the Quran
and truly in the remembrance of God do
hearts find rest connect with the Quran
it's been sent as a mercy to the
world and the purpose of life is
mentioned in there why you've been
created is mentioned in there and where
you going when you die it's all
mentioned in there so now you can sit
back and keep listening to these these
nasty lullabi that are out there putting
you to sleep calling you to all sorts of
things that just corrupt your heart mind
body and soul or you can purify it you
can charge up the heart give it back to
the one who created it and you will have
that peace and contentment so benefit
from the advice that we gave here today
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