Tariq Nasheed Net Worth – $2.5 million
What is Tariq Nasheed’s net worth? Who is Tariq Nasheed’s wife?
Introduction
Tariq Nasheed, also known as “Tariq Elite,” is an American producer and author who wrote the New York Times bestseller The Art of Mackin. Nasheed is also the frontman of the R&B musical group Mink Slide and the filmmaker behind the hugely popular Hidden Colors series.
Biography
He was born on July 1, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
In 1999, Nasheed penned a book based on his dating techniques called ”The Art of Mackin.” The book sold more than 250,000 copies.
In 2009, Tariq published the book ”The Elite Way: 10 Rules Men Must Know in Order to Deal With Women.”
Hidden Colors
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On April 14, 2011, he produced the documentary film ”Hidden Colors: The Untold History of People of Aboriginal, Moor, and African Descent.”
The documentary states Africans were the first to circumnavigate the globe. It also discusses the role of African and aboriginal people in history.
On December 6, 2012, he released Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin. It presents the treatment of Black economic communities in America and other issues around people of African and aboriginal descent.
In 2013, Tariq released Dark Medicine, a horror film that follows a group of college students who break into an abandoned school to explore it.
On June 26, 2014, Tariq released the first film in the Hidden Colors series titled – ”The Rules of Racism.” It focuses on the topic of race within the US.
”I would like to see black people get serious about economic black empowerment,” Nasheed told HuffPost about the effects of releasing this documentary. He added: ”That’s the most important thing. We need economic empowerment, which is going to translate to black empowerment.”
In 2017, Tariq released ”1804: The Hidden History of Haiti,” a documentary that explores the four principal players who were instrumental in Haiti’s independence – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Toussaint Louvature, Dutty Bookman, and Makandal.
Mink Slide
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He is the lead singer of the R&B musical group Mink Slide. In 2018, his band released an album called Egyptian Musk. The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard R&B Albums charts.
In August 2019, he released Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare. Later that month, Tariq was banned from entering the UK.
”I just found out the UK government has banned me from coming to the UK to show #HiddenColors5,” Tariq wrote on Twitter. He continued: ”They are denying me to even enter the UK. I called the UK government to find out why and the officials said: ‘I’m not conducive to the good of the public’ of the UK.”
”I have been calling the UK Home Office all week, and they are deliberately being vague and evasive about telling me the specific reason for the ban,” Nasheed told Independent. He went on to say: ”The ban is definitely because of the release of my new film Hidden Colors 5.”
A petition was started on Change.org, so the UK Government lift the ban on Nasheed from entering the country.
10,000 signatures from UK citizens were required to secure a debate in Parliament. However, only 428 people have signed the petition.
In 2020, Mink Slide released the album ”Crushed Velvet.”
In 2021, Nasheed released the documentary film ”Buck Breaking.”
In 2023, he opened the Hidden History Museum in LA.
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Wife
Tariq Nasheed married his wife, Peanut Nasheed, in 2014.
Peanut’s birth name is Alexis Cobb.
Children
The couple has three children:
- Asir Nasheed (born on February 15, 2015);
- Mateo Nasheed;
- Taria Nasheed.
Height
6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
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Tariq Nasheed – Net Worth 2024
So, how much is Tariq Nasheed worth? Nasheed earned most of his wealth from selling copies of his documentary series Hidden Colors, labeled as “one of the most successful Black independent documentaries” by BET. Therefore, American film producer Tariq Nasheed has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million.
Tariq penned the books ”The Elite Way: 10 Rules Men Must Know in Order to Deal With Women,” ”The Art Of Gold Digging,” ”The Mack Within,” ”Play or Be Played: What Every Female Should Know About Men, Dating, and Relationships,” and ”The Art of Mackin’.” On Amazon, Nasheed sold about 80,000 copies of his books.
With his band, Mink Slide, Tariq released ”Crushed Velvet” and ”Egyptian Musk.”
Nasheed also directed the 2013 horror film Dark Medicine.
His YouTube channel, ”Tariq Radio,” has over 83 million views, meaning about $250k in revenue before taxes.
Tariq has appeared on The Rock Newman Show, The Awful Truth, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, Made, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Ego Trip’s Race-O-Rama.
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