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Ahmaad Aspen (born February 14, 1997) is a singer, songwriter, actress and performer from The Bahamas.

Early Life
Ahmaad was born on February 14, 1997 in the Bahamas and was brought up in a family with a demanding musical background. His music producer mother, Carmella Grant, One of the first of females to start her own security companies on the island of Grand Bahama.

He started to develop his love for music by watching his grandmother sing at church and play the piano at home with him. At eight yrs old he started to discover his very own musical talents where he started playing the drums and piano. Ahmaad grew up studying the great works of Broadway and historical music artists like Frank Sinatra and Diana Ross.

His first live performance was at a talent show at the regency theater which he was handpicked to be in. He performed an original song that he wrote especially for the occasion and placed first-runner up. Ahmaad went on performing at numerous school performances and events.

Ahmaad first original song Grammy At The Door began playing on local Bahamian radio stations while in The Bahamas while he was 10 years old.

Personal Life
At the age of 11, With the support from his Mom and music teacher, he began intensive studio recording and vocal training. His performances at the Port Lucaya Market Place attracted the attention of award winning producer an rapper Fat Joe, who formed a partnership with Ahmaad's mother to co-manage his career.

Ahmaad's first single "Drama" was released in the Autumn of 2012 and quickly received international radio play.

Musical Career
At the age of 13, with support from his parents, he began intensive studio recording and vocal training. His YouTube videos attracted the attention of record producer KE On The track, who offered to produce Ahmaad co-manage his career.[citation needed]

Ahmaad's first single,"This Is Where We Came From",[1] was released in the spring of 2012 and quickly received international radio play.[citation needed][2] The single's music video premiered with MTV Buzzworthy,[3] who coined Ahmaad "the next Usher". The music video for "This Is Where We Came From" caught the attention of television producer and host Ryan Seacrest,[4] and was featured by top teen outlets including J-14, Hollywire,[5] and Crushable, which featured him as the "next big thing".[citation needed] [6]

"This Is Where We Came From" reached #1 on Jamaica's top entertainment channel, HYPE TV. It has also received high-rotation airplay on Sirius-XM "20 on 20" and has been featured on New York City's Z100 "Discover NEW! Music" page.[7] he filmed the remix video for "This Is Where We Came From" with over 400 of the top cheerleaders and dancers from the NFL, NBA, MLS and AHL teams.

Ahmaad's next single "Fancy" premiered on MTVU on April 3, 2013.[8] Behind-the-scenes footage of Ahmaad on set and was shot and exclusively premiered online by J-14 Magazine.[9] The single's music video debuted at #1 during its first week on HYPE TV, a Jamaican entertainment channel.[7]

On July 2013, Ahmaad was named as one of the Top 40 Under 40 in the Bahamas.[10]

On February 2014, Ahmaad released a ballad called "I'm Leaving" along with a music video that was shot in his second hometown of Hunters.

On May 9, 2017, Ahmaad Aspen released his debut studio album, Mind Of An Artist (Part 1). It features a stylish mix of Pop, Country, R&B and Jazz. Three promotion singles were released to co-inside with the track. The albums first promotional single "Breaking Down", produced by IJ, was released on May 9, 2017. The second promotional single, "Wrist", produced by Ahmaad, was released on May 25, 2017. The third promotional single, "I'm Gonna Get Married" produced by Rick B and Ahmaad Aspen was released on July 4, 2017.

Performances
In 2014, he played at the Jingle ball at the Grand Lucayan Ballroom along with big acts such as the legendary Bobby Brown an Visage.

Representation
Ahmaad has self managed himself an his music from 2012 with the help of his mother.

Discography
Albums: Singles:
 * Mind Of An Artist (Part 1)
 * #The KP
 * Revenge Star
 * "Wrist" (March 2017)
 * "Drama" (November 2012)
 * "Mamas Special Christmas" (December 2012)
 * "Fancy" (November 2013)
 * "Trangler Box" (January 2014)

Other Projects
Ahmaad contributed to VH1 Save The Music Foundation which benefited to restoring music programs back in American public schools.

Ahmaad Raised $169,182   dollars for his his neighborhood after being destroyed by Hurricane Mathew in 2016

Awards, Features, and nominations
Ahmaad has been featured by top national and international outlets including MTV, AOL Music, EMusic,