Kashif

Early life Kashif was born Michael Jones in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. His only connection to his birth family is his birth certificate, which indicates that his biological mother was incarcerated when he was four months old. He was immediately put in foster care. It made it to no. 6 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart,

Record producer and activist 1981: "I'm in Love" In 1981 Kashif wrote and produced the hit "I'm in Love" for Evelyn "Champagne" King,

1996–2016 In 1996, with an invitation from the UCLA Extension program, Kashif created "Contemporary Record Production with Kashif". He also wrote and self-published the book Everything You'd Better Know About the Record Industry

Discography Studio albums Year Album Chart positions Record label US USR&B 1983 Kashif 54 10 Arista 1984 Send Me Your Love 51 4 1985 Condition of the Heart 144 32 1987 Love Changes 118 17 1989 Kashif — 29 1998 Who Loves You? — — Expansion 2004 Music from My Mind — — Brooklyn Boy "—" denotes the album failed to chart

Compilation albums Year Album Record label 1992 The Best of Kashif Arista/BMG 1998 The Definitive Collection Arista 2002 The Best of Kashif BMG

Singles

Awards and nominations Grammy Awards Year Nominated work AwardResult 1984 "The Mood" Best R&B Instrumental Performance 1985 "Edgartown Groove" Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal 1986 "Movie Song" Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

R&B Hall of Fame Year Nominated work AwardResult 2004 Himself Hall of Fame