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'''Ousala Aleem''' (born July 3, 1982), also known as '''Prestley Snipes''' and FD, is a Platinum selling<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=I+LOVE+MAKONNEN&ti=TUESDAY+FEAT.+DRAKE|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum|work=[[RIAA]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> and [[Grammy Award]] Nominated<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gram(contracted; show full)
N.Y. man films 'Criminals Gone Wild'|work=[[New York Daily News]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> producer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1957915|title=IMDBB -  Ousala Aleem|work=[[IMDBB]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> entertainment manager,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://massappeal.com/little-richard-of-the-trap|title=Mass Appeal - Little Richard of The Trap|work=[[Mass Appeal (magazine)
|Mass Appeal]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> photographer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/08/26/the-months-best-music-dj-mustard-makonnen-sunny-sweeney-and-more/|title=The month’s best music: DJ Mustard, Makonnen, Sunny Sweeney and more|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref>  and entrepreneur. As a filmmaker and director for over 15 years, Ousala has worked with some of music's top artists and has 4 [[RIAA]] certified gold and (contracted; show full)url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXbPWqWr4oE|title=Ousala Aleem Discovers iLoveMakonnen |work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/10/03/ilovemakonnen-feature-profile-and-interview|title=The Fall and Rise of iLoveMakonnen |work=[[The Fader]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf0cNbqG2tQ|title=Noisey Atlanta - The Psychedelic and Bizarre World of iLoveMakonnen|work=[[Vice (magazine)
|Vice]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> to the music scene.

==Early life==

Aleem was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He started in the entertainment business through his uncles [[Taharqa Aleem]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/196848-Taharqa-Aleem|title=Discogs - Taharqa Aleem|work=Discogs.com|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> and [[Tunde Ra Aleem]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2014/09/15/the-source-celebrates-the-extraordinary-life-of-tunde-(contracted; show full)BC News]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> In 2015, during a [[WQHT]] radio interview, producer [[Sonny Digital]] credits ILP<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okXmIlHLuos|title=Sonny Digital Talks Grammy Nom And Dodging Artists!!|work=[[WQHT]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://prestleysnipes.blogspot.com/2015/02/prestley-snipes-featured-on-noisey.html|title=Prestley Snipes Featured On 'Noisey' Atlanta Documentary |work=[[Vice (magazine)
|Vice]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> as the website where he discovered [[ILoveMakonnen]]'s music, which led to their 2014 collaboration on the Platinum selling and [[Grammy Awards]] Nominated [[Tuesday (ILoveMakonnen song)]], which later featured [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]].

==Music industry==

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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Tuesday|artist=iLoveMakonnen (feat. Drake)|award=Platinum|certyear=2015|relyear=2014|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="U.S. sales">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/RIAAS-2015-GOLD-PLATINUM-AWARDS1.pdf|title=2015 RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards|date=January 1, 2016|work=[[RIAA]]|accessdate=January 1, 2016}}</ref>|accessdate=April 14, 2(contracted; show full)[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]]
[[Category:African-American record producers]]
[[Category:African-American songwriters]]
[[Category:American hip hop record producers]]
[[Category:Songwriters from New York (state)]]