In 1991, Nasheed moved to Los Angeles, where he began his career as a rapper and later as a dating expert under the "K-Flex" persona, before transitioning into documentary filmmaking.[7] Many of his dating books give instructions on how to be a pickup artist.[8]
In 2023 Nasheed opened the Hidden History Museum in Los Angeles. The museum features current and historical Black figures.[16]
Mink Slide
Nasheed is the lead singer of the R&B musical group Mink Slide, which debuted in 2018.[7] Mink Slide's first album, Egyptian Musk, debuted at number 12 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.[citation needed]
Views and reception
Nasheed is known online for his controversial commentary on race.[17] He is a proponent of "Foundational Black Americans" (FBA), an ideology and movement he founded,[18] which is defined as, "any person classified as Black, who can trace their bloodline lineage back to the American system of slavery. To be designated as an FBA, at least one parent must come from a non-immigrant background in The United States of America." Nasheed believes FBAs must "seek out reparations for their own" and that American-born descendants of the American slave trade have not adequately sought out resources for themselves.[19]
Nasheed is known for his use of the term "bed wench" and the related term "Negro bed wench mentality".[7][20] He uses the term to refer to black women who date interracially. He revived and popularized use of this term, which historically was used to disparage black women who were raped by their masters during slavery. Ebony Magazine described Nasheed's conception of the term "bed wench" as a put-down of successful black women who challenge the institutions of black patriarchy.[21] Nasheed also uses the term "buck breaking" to refer to the sexual abuse of Black men, particularly in the context of slavery, via a documentary of the same name, which MEL Magazine described as containing "uncooked nonsense" and being largely inaccurate.[22]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nasheed was highly vocal about his distrust of the COVID-19 vaccine. He opined that, "they are using yet another Black, non-FBA doctor to do the #CovidVaccine experiment on today...Notice no one has given a scientific reason as to why we are only seeing Black people injected with this new vaccine" and that the "white powers in control" completely ignored requests for "reparations, decent employment, decent education, decent housing, no police killings."[25][26]
2018 swatting incident
In May 2018, Nasheed and his family were swatted by white nationalists while in his home in Los Angeles.[27] Several calls were made to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) falsely claiming that Nasheed had kidnapped and tied up his wife and had planted bombs in the house, which prompted an armed police response.[27] Nasheed commended the LAPD for handling the situation professionally.[28]
Personal life
In 2014, Nasheed married Alexis "Peanut" Cobb. He has three children with her, as well as a daughter from a previous marriage.[6]
Books
The Art of Mackin' (Research Associates School Times Publications, 2000) ISBN0971135339
Play or Be Played: What Every Female Should Know About Men, Dating, and Relationships (Simon & Schuster, 2004) ISBN1439188769[23]
^ abcNasheed, Tariq (December 1, 2021). Foundational Black American Race Baiter: My Journey Into Understanding Systematic Racism. King Flex Ent. ISBN978-0983104940.
^Diamond, Lindsay Levkoff; Batan, Hande; Anderson, Jennings; Palen, Leysia (2022-04-27). "The Polyvocality of Online COVID-19 Vaccine Narratives that Invoke Medical Racism". CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New Orleans: ACM. pp. 1–21. doi:10.1145/3491102.3501892. ISBN978-1-4503-9157-3. S2CID248420213.