. ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Louis ▁Ther oux ' s ▁We ird ▁Week ends . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Muhammad ▁died ▁suddenly ▁of ▁a ▁brain ▁an eur ys m ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Fern cl iff ▁C emetery ▁in ▁West chester ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁near ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁Mal col m ▁X . ▁ ▁Musical ▁influence ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁prominent ▁Af ro cent rist ▁and ▁speaker ▁on ▁African ▁history , ▁Muhammad ▁attract ed ▁interest ▁from ▁several ▁hip - h op ▁artists , ▁who ▁sample d ▁him ▁in ▁their ▁songs . ▁Public ▁En emy ▁quoted ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁its ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁track ▁Night ▁of ▁the ▁Living ▁Base head s ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁It ▁T akes ▁a ▁Nation ▁of ▁Mill ions ▁to ▁Hold ▁Us ▁Back : ▁ ▁Have ▁you ▁forgotten ▁that ▁once ▁we ▁were ▁brought ▁here , ▁we ▁were ▁ro bb ed ▁of ▁our ▁name , ▁ro bb ed ▁of ▁our ▁language . ▁We ▁lost ▁our ▁religion , ▁our ▁culture , ▁our ▁god ▁... ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁us , ▁by ▁the ▁way ▁we ▁act , ▁we ▁even ▁lost ▁our ▁minds . ▁▁ ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁Ice ▁C ube ' s ▁albums ▁Death ▁Cert ificate ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁and ▁L eth al ▁In jection ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁guest ▁ra pper . ▁On ▁the ▁former ▁album , ▁Muhammad ▁appeared ▁in