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Biography
Rahem Brown (born March 20, 1970), better known by his stage name Tame One, is an American hip hop recording artist from New Jersey. He is founding member of duos such as Artifacts and Leak Bros, as well as the hip hop supergroup The Weathermen. Tame One, along with Jay Burnz Jay, are Founder and Co-founder of the super hip hop group The Boom Skwad since 1992, of which Tame One is President. He appointed Jay Burnz Jay as Vice President of The Boom Skwad.
Musical career
Brown has released two albums with the Artifacts, six solo albums, three mixtapes, and two collaborations one with former labelmate Cage as Leak Bros (Waterworld) and one with Del The Funky Homosapien (Parallel Uni-verses). He has worked with artists such as Aesop Rock, El-P, DJ Mr Len, Breeze Brewin, Travis McCoy, Dro Pesci, Vast Aire, Yak Ballz, Hussein Fatal, Mos Def, and KRS-One.
In July 2009 Tame One released a music video for his single "Anxiety Attacks" the video was directed by Derek Pike. Credited for making HipHop's first song about "Molly" (MDMA, the active ingredient in Ecstasy). At this time Tame met Staten Island rapper Dro Pesci and producer Nick Jackelson together they recorded the yet to be released album "The Revolution".
He also has released a new EP for free download at slangcorp.com called "Hell or High Water", produced entirely by DJ Junkwaffel. Currently working on a reunion Artifacts album with El Da Sensei and DJKaos 1200 (2014) as well promoting a Boom Skwad Recordings solo mix cd entitled "Skwadzilla"
Personal life
He is Redman's first cousin.
Discography
Solo
- When Rappers Attack (2003)
- O.G. Bobby Johnson (2004)
- Spazmatic (2006)
- The Grudge (2007)
- Da Ol Jersey Bastard (2008)
- Acid Tab Vocab (2009)
- Hell or High Water (EP) (2010)
- Skwadzilla (2014)
Artifacts
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1994)
- That's Them (1997)
The Weathermen
- The Conspiracy (2003)
Leak Bros
- Waterworld (2004) (with Cage)
Slow Suicide Stimulus
- Slow Suicide Stimulus (2006)
with Del the Funky Homosapien
- Parallel Uni-Verses (2009)
with Dro Pesci and Nick Jackelson
- The Revolution (2014)