Born Quadir Ibn Lateef Habeeb in Houston, Texas, Q was home schooled for the majority of his educational career. Raised a devout Muslim, Q's Imam, (spiritual counselor/mentor) Fajri Ansari, a two-time class B and C basketball championship-winning coach, recognized Q's raw talent and continued to develop his athleticism at Turner Carroll High School for his junior year of high school. After only one year on the team, Q was recruited by a private school and spent his senior year of high school there where he was scouted and received a full basketball scholarship to St. Bonaventure, a private college in upstate New York finishing with his associate's degree in Science at the Erie County Community College. Q then received a full basketball scholarship to Howard University where he found his writer's voice creating intense soul inspiring poems.
Q began to perform his original spoken word pieces in the Washington, DC area, where he was sought out by student organizations, sororities, and professors for paid performances. Tavis Smiley (formerly of BET) chose Q to host the poetry section of his very first Youth to Leaders National Summit which was aired on C-SPAN in 2003. At the age of 23, Q left Howard to pursue his career in spoken word poetry and rap music. He published his first spoken word CD entitled “Words of Awakening,” which included a fiery political base of commentary. The year 2003 proved to be a pivotal year for Q. He performed for Russell Simmons at the Annual Black Face Awards, which led to his performance for the Jam Master Jay Commemoration where Russell and Danny Simmons personally requested Q's audition for the HBO Def Poetry Jam. After performing before Dr. Ben Chavis Muhammad, Q was invited to perform at the Pre-Tony Award show for the Def Poetry cast. Q then joined the BET All Stars Tour, performed for Chuck D, and as a result was invited to work in his private studio. In February of 2005, Q partnered with The Polygon Group (a music publishing & production co.) and soon released his first underground hip hop CD entitled “The Unheard of: Volume 1.” This CD received much press in upstate New York, where Q currently resides. Q was featured in Artvoice Magazine as the Artist of the Week and on NBC's local news show. In October 2005, Q showcased his talents in front of a celebrity packed audience at Reebok's Tenth Year in the League Anniversary party for NBA superstar Allen Iverson. His performance was brilliant and chosen to be included in a segment to be televised nationally on Comcast "Def On Demand" in February 2006.
Currently Q is considering various recording & distribution offers from record labels and will continue to provide a positive voice for urban youth through his poetic insight and raw lyrical talent.