The Ummah was a music production collective formed in 1995, consisting of Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) of Slum Village. The group's name is derived from the Arabic word for "community" or "brotherhood." The Ummah began when Amp Fiddler introduced Jay Dee to Q-Tip during the 1994 Lollapalooza tour, leading to collaborations on A Tribe Called Quest's albums Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996) and The Love Movement (1998). The collective produced tracks for artists including Busta Rhymes, Whitney Houston, and Michael Jackson. Q-Tip and Jay Dee worked together on Q-Tip's solo album Amplified (1999). The Ummah disbanded after 2003. Jay Dee died in February 2006.
