Still in his teens when he emerged on the West Coast hip hop scene, California
rapper Ahmad Lewis (born October 12th, 1975 in Los Angeles), better known
mononymously as Ahmad, first made a name for himself in 1993 with “Who Can”, a
swaggering contribution to the soundtrack for superhero film The Meteor Man. His
debut single, “Back in the Day”, arrived the following year via Giant Records,
proving to be a massive success. Co-produced by Lewis himself alongside Redfoo
of LMFAO, the track found him pining for the simplicity of his childhood and
poetically reminiscing on nostalgic fa...