Real name: Yameen Friedberg

Effective period / Period of releases: 2008 - 2022

Philly-born, San Francisco-based producer Yameen has held several aliases, but one thing that has remained constant is his powerful fascination with all things music-related. Even as a child, he was sneaking tape recorders into school or onto the bus, always on the hunt for new sounds to capture.

Then, as a teenager (and known as Stinke), he was the Webmaster for the Hieroglyphics.com site and essentially wrote the blueprint for indie hip-hop on the Web, garnering praise as one of URB magazine’s Next 100. His music production debut came under the moniker SupremeEx, and his work with Tajai of Souls of Mischief garnered hefty critical praise for its high quality as well as its integration of multimedia to enhance the music’s concept.

In 2008 — under his given name Yameen — he released his debut solo album, Never Knows Best (Ropeadope Records), moving away from the highly conceptual work of the past and focusing more on creating great music with an impressive roster of guest stars.