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ALBUMIbu Guru - SingleBilal
Albums by Bilal
ALBUMIn Another LifeBilal
ALBUMA Love SurrealBilal
ALBUMRobots (Remixes)Bilal
ALBUMAirtight's Revenge (Bonus Track Version)Bilal
ALBUM1st Born SecondBilal
Bilal's Popular Music Videos
These Walls (feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat)
Kendrick Lamar
Jump Up In the Air and Stay There
Erykah Badu, Lil Wayne & Bilal
Letter to the Free (feat. Bilal)
Common
Can't Get Right (feat. Bilal)
Scarface
Soul Sista
Bilal
We're A Winner (feat. Bilal) [Radio Edit]
Philip Bailey
Love Is (feat. Bilal)
Slum Village
Back to Love
Bilal
The 6th Sense
Common featuring Bilal
Ghetto Walkin'
Miles Davis, Robert Glasper & Bilal
Artist Playlists
Bilal Essentials
In a world of glossy R&B voices, his voice is a homegrown original.
Artist Biography
If there was one R&B artist for whom the term neo-soul seemed limiting, it was Philadelphia native Bilal. None of his recordings resembled sycophantic worship of soul artists who thrived in the ’60 and ‘70s, and it wasn’t just because his voice -- classically trained, capable of singing opera in seven languages -- was so unique. While some inspirations were detectable, his recordings were wholly modern and became increasingly creative. His individuality led to being dropped from a major label, and he went several years without releasing any solo material. Through evangelism from his peers and word of mouth from his early fans, Bilal gained an insatiable following and eventually landed on a sympathetic independent label. ~ Andy Kellman
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul