About me

Thanks for visiting my digital lair!  I'm riding the inspiration wave these days and am always eager to share. Below is a quick recap of what you can find on this site, or you can just check out what's new for the latest.

Holler at me....

...or check out:

  • my latest music tracks,
  • audio and video recordings of my media appearances,
  • various pieces of my scholarship & commentary, and
  • a guide to what's new, in case you've visited before and want an update. 

Serendipity flows pretty freely in my life, and I'm always down to share it with others.  If you're inclined to invite me to speak or perform somewhere, please drop me a line!

My debut CD, Get Outta Your Chair, includes socially conscious and personally reflective rhymes over funk, house, R&B, traditional hip-hop and soul tracks from a variety of producers including Thunderball, Starpeople and Bomani Armah.

SHAHID BUTTAR: Get Outta Your Chair

Here are some random videos to whet your whistle:

I kicked a few rhymes to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. on the holiday named in his memory, at the headquarters of his principal institutional antagonist, the FBI:

Bumpin in My SUV is Track 1 on Get Outta Your Chair:

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