Daughter, Kahdijah Tavia Bell born in 1971, with Pamela Nasim Bell of Hillside, NJ.
Father-in-law of Kandar Taylor of East Orange, NJ.
As of June 2010 was living in Millstone, NJ.
He and Kool & The Gang were inducted into the 2015 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performance Arts Category.
Survived by his wife, brothers Robert, Wahid, and Amir, a sister Sharifah two sons, Rachid and Khalis, six daughters, Kahdijah, Nadirah, Liza Maryam, Aminah and Jennah, a step-daughter Asia, and step-son James, and three grandchildren.