#168 - Interview Feat. Mustafa Shakir "War of the Sexes, Shadow Work & Acting with Vince Vaughn"

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On today's show I caught up with Mustafa Shakir who is a Nigerian American multi-hyphenate artist: actor, writer, rapper, and director .Born in Winston-Salem, NC he moved to the Bronx, before a year old and then Harlem not long after, where he spent the rest of his formative years. In the days prior to committing himself to the life of an artist Mustafa was a barber, a personal trainer, marketing and advertising rep, small business owner, among other jobs he did to “hustle” as he puts it. “I had more jobs than a Jamaican.” He began his career in Theatre at The Negro Ensemble Company doing plays with the late Chuck Patterson. It was there that he was discovered by Jeff Block, casting director for New York Undercover and went on to do television and film. Since then he has starred in numerous critically acclaimed shows such as Quarry, The Night Of, ...