A Tribe Called Quest member/producer DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad has teamed with Mary J. Blige, Sinead O’Conner and new singer Martha B. to raise awareness about American girls who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

Muhammad produced the Sinead O’Conner penned the song “This Is To Mother You,” which features O’Conner, Mary J. Blige and Martha B.  Proceeds of the track will benefit GEMS, the nation’s largest non-profit dedicated towards empowering young women between the ages of 12-21, who have been victims of sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking.

"Until I worked on this project, I had no idea that this kind of thing happens in our country…as a member of the Hip-Hop community, an industry which glorifies pimp culture, I felt compelled to do my part in supporting an organization which services and empowers these girls.”

The news of the track comes as the world mourns the death of a 5-year-old in Fayetteville, NC named Shaniya Davis.  Davis’ mother, 25-year-old Antoinette Davis, is charged with prostituting the child, whose body was found yesterday (November 16) by authorities.

For more information, please visit www.gems-girls.org.