简介：Ahmad Ali Lewis (born October 12, 1975), simply known as Ahmad (often stylized AHMAD), is an American hip hop recording artist, songwriter, motivational speaker and author from Los Angeles, California. He is perhaps best known for the 1994 single "Back in the Day," a nostalgic song that became a fixture for nostalgia in hip-hop culture. Ahmad is also a former member and founder of the hip-hop fusion band 4th Avenue Jones.\nAhmad made his recording debut in 1993 on the soundtrack of The Meteor Man with the song "Who Can." Released when Ahmad was 18, "Back in the Day" the remix version (produced by Maurice Thompson & Jay Williams of Barr 9 Productions) hit No. 26 on the US pop charts and No. 19 on the U.S. R&B charts on the strength of its hook, sung over a sample of the Teddy Pendergrass song "Love TKO." It also reached No. 64 in the UK Singles Chart.It was the first single off his first album, Ahmad. The remix of "Back in the Day" is also featured on the soundtrack of The Wood, a 1999 motion picture. Ahmad secured his first recording contract as a senior in high school and earned a gold record for his chart-topping hit.\nAhmad later formed the hip-hop fusion band 4th Avenue Jones. 4th Avenue Jones signed a recording deal with Interscope Records.\nAfter a brief hiatus from music to focus on academia, Ahmad graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Sociology.[citation needed] Ahmad was accepted to Stanford University after graduating valedictorian from Long Beach City College and receiving the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, the largest private scholarship for two-year college transfer students in the United States. The Los Angeles Times ran a front-page article highlighting Ahmad's transition from artist to scholar.[citation needed]\nAhmad is also a personal development author & speaker, whose topics encompass education, health and fitness, music, business, creative imagination, winning, self-esteem and motivation.[citation needed]\nAhmad has contributed to songs performed by LMFAO, Flo Rida, Leela James and Earth, Wind & Fire 基本内容：Ahmad原名Ali Lewis，来自洛杉矶，他于1994年发行了同名专辑——《Ahmad》，要知道，这时的他才刚刚满18岁。Ahmad的音乐中没有当时泛滥成灾的匪帮说唱的陈词滥调，有的只是像大热单曲“Back In The Day”中那种对年幼时期地怀念与在“Can I Party”中那种对当时Party Music的热爱。 很多人经常把Ahmad比作另一个西海岸地下说唱著名组合Pharcyde的核心成员Fatlip，不管是从声音还是Flow的特点，两个人都有着一些相似之处，也许正是因为这样，才造就了Pharcyde与Ahmad的合作。他们重新混音了这首名曲——“Back In The Day”。 接下来我们主要说说这首成功的单曲吧，“Back In The Day”在当时美国的流行音乐榜上获得了第26的好成绩，在R&B榜上更是获得了第19的不俗战绩，这首歌采样了Teddy Pendergrass的名曲“Love TKO”，在“Back In The Day”中，Ahmad对以前的Hip-Hop文化进行了怀旧，圆滑轻柔的Flow让所有人都跟着Ahmad回到了他所怀念的那个年代。 “Back In The Day”的重混请来了前文中提到的说唱组合Pharcyde，因为有他们的加盟，这首歌的重混版本丝毫不逊色于原来的版本，这首 歌的重混版本也被收录进了1999年的电影《The Wood》中。在事隔多年后的当代，来自波士顿的超级白人说唱新人Termanology在他的单曲“This Is Hip-Hop”一曲中又翻唱了“Back In The Day”中的经典桥段：“我多想回到那个年代，当我还是个孩子时的那个年代，现在我也已经不是一个小孩子了，但是当我静静地坐着时，我多想回到那个时候，当我还是个孩子的时候。” 专辑中的其他歌曲也都十分出色，比如“We Want the Funk”，从歌曲的名字就可以看出Ahmad对于早期Funk风格的热爱以及诸如Parliament等老牌Funk乐队对他的影响之深，而“Homeboys First”则是一首向爵士说唱鼻祖A Tribe Called Quest致敬的歌曲。