In the last five years, this reigning "prince" of the underground dance music scene, DJ JIHAD MUHAMMAD has captured the souls of the populace. He has secured a loyal following of energetic house music heads and soulful "garage" purists who march to the beat of his drum. A Newark, NJ native, his "ear" for music developed listening to the latest hits his family members would bring home. "They used to play all the new cuts that were out at the time…Then , they showed me how to dance to them”. Everything from Gladys Knight, Minnie Ripperton, Brick, Jean Carn, Patti Labelle and The Jackson Five shared equal billing in Jihad’s household. Also, artists like Elton John, Crosby, Stills and Nash and the Police taught him that "good music is good music" irrespective of the racial makeup of the artist. As a youth, Jihad would try to mimic the 98.7 KISS FM Mastermix edits made famous by then DJ Shep Pettibone. Starting with one turntable and a tape deck, he came up with his "own" special edits. "I had some of the same records, so I used to bite his mix to see if I could do". I did the same thing with Tony Humphries….that’s how I learned to mix records". Shep Pettibone & Tony Humphries had a huge impact on Jihad’s early turntable dexterity. Like all precocious club heads, he frequented the hottest underground clubs in NY & NJ, gaining a reputation as a dancer. This "rep" would later resurface musically as he, with minimal effort, and loads of creativity, maneuvered his programming to "mo