ZAHID PEOPLES

CFM: Your job is to get people excited and have fun. Are you able to bring that into your life outside of sports?

ZP: It’s a lot like Masonry. It’s this band of brothers. We’re all working toward a common goal, and that’s elevating the experiences people have. That’s why I’m an artist. I love creating entertainment, especially for someone to be able to go, “Wow.”

CFM: Who are some of the acts you’ve performed with?

ZP: I’ve break-danced with Run-DMC. I danced onstage with P-Lo at Outside Lands. I’ve performed with the Foo Fighters, Gwen Stefani, E-40, Weezer. And then for Super Bowl 50, I was an on-field performer for Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and Coldplay. That was the most incredible experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

View this post on Instagram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A post shared by Mistah Z (@az4everyoccasion)

CFM: How did you get interested in Freemasonry?

ZP: My grandfather on my mother’s side was a Mason. I didn’t know much about it, but it was always in the back of my mind. Then, in 2019, I was touring with a Disney Junior show called Choo Choo Soul. I met a guy there who’d brought his kids to the show, and he was a Prince Hall Mason. And I thought, I’d like to get into this. So I read through 15 hours of Freemasonry for Dummies and thought, I resonate with all of this.

CFM: Have you ever been roped into performing at your lodge, Martinez № 41?

ZP: [Laughs] No one ever has to rope me into dancing! I end up performing out of pure reaction. So yeah, last New Year’s Eve party, I did a little lead-follow where I call out the moves and do a couple eight counts. That’s just what I do. Someone told me that night my dancing is infectious. To me, that’s perfect.