Aquil Abdur-Rasheed Jr

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Aquil Ibn Abdur-Rasheed Jr is the owner of Muzik & More in the Crown Plaza Shopping Center on 3rd Avenue West.

Abdur-Rasheed's parents, Aquil Sr and Hafeeza, founded the Music-N-More chain with a booth at the Bessemer Flea Market in 1992. Aquil Jr helped out with the family business.

He met his wife, Kristin in 1993 and married her at 6th Avenue Baptist Church. The couple has two children, Kameryn and Jordan.

After his father's 2004 murder, he and his mother kept the stores open until 2008.

Abdur-Rasheed reopened at Five Points West in 2009 before moving the store to its current location.

References

  • Kemp, Kathy (August 6, 2000) "Our Wedding: Aquil Ibn Abdur-Rasheed and Kristin Dawn Booker, June 10, 2000." The Birmingham News
  • Williams, Roy L. (August 5, 2010) "Music store's return strikes resurgent note." The Birmingham News