Tame One
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Rahem Brown, better known by his stage name, Tame One, is an underground rapper from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 currently signed to the label Amalgam Digital
Amalgam Digital
Amalgam Digital, Inc. is a new media outfit that was founded in 2006 as a privately owned company and launched AmalgamDigital.com in 2007. Amalgam is a digital media/technology platform that leverages the Internet to revolutionize the way artist & music are discovered, marketed and distributed...

. He was part of Artifacts
Artifacts (group)
Artifacts is a hip hop group consisting of El Da Sensei, Tame One and DJ Kaos. They hail from Newark, New Jersey and made underground music that paid homage to the four elements of hip hop...

, a popular rap duo with El Da Sensei
El Da Sensei
El Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the influential hip hop duo, Artifacts.Since then he has released several solo albums to critical acclaim.-Discography:...

. Which is rumored to be getting back together. He is also known for his collaboration with Cage Kennylz
Cage Kennylz
Chris Palko, better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper from New York City. He has released three studio albums and two extended plays. Cage is also the founder of the underground hip-hop supergroup called the Weathermen.-Early life:...

 called Leak Bros. He is also an original member of the hip-hop super-group Weathermen
The Weathermen (hip hop group)
The Weathermen, is a New York City-based, underground hip-hop supergroup consisting of Aesop Rock, Tame One, Cage, Yak Ballz, El-P, and Breeze Brewin. The group took its name from the revolutionary organization Weatherman, and sometimes refers to itself as the "New Left"...

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He has released two albums with the Artifacts, six solo albums, one mixtape, and one collaboration with former labelmate Cage Kennylz
Cage Kennylz
Chris Palko, better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper from New York City. He has released three studio albums and two extended plays. Cage is also the founder of the underground hip-hop supergroup called the Weathermen.-Early life:...

. He has worked with artists such as Vast Aire
Vast Aire
Vast Aire is a rapper from New York City. He is one half of the New York hip hop duo Cannibal Ox, which consists of him and fellow rapper Vordul Mega. He is also a member of the rap group Atoms Family...

, Hussein Fatal
Hussein Fatal
Bruce Washington , better known by his stage name, Hussein Fatal, is an American rapper and a member of Outlawz.-Murder of Tupac Shakur:...

, Redman, Mos Def
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...

, KRS-One
KRS-One
Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...

 and Kool G. Rap.

Tame One's style is often credited with bringing a "classical element of style to the hip-hop culture".

In July 2009 Tame One released a music video for his single "Anxiety Attacks" the video was directed by Derek Pike
Derek Pike
Derek Pike is a 23 year old American music video director and photographer. He is of half British and half Japanese-American descent. In May 2010 Derek graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in Film and Television...

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He also has released a new EP for free download at slangcorp.com called "Hell or High Water", produced entirely by DJ Junkwaffel.

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 of High water (EP) (2010)

with Artifacts

  • Between a Rock and a Hard Place
    Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Artifacts album)
    Between a Rock and a Hard Place is the first album by the hip hop duo Artifacts. The album, which is mainly produced by T-Ray, reached number 17 on the Billboard R&B/Hip hop Albums chart.-Track listing:# Drama...

    (1994)
  • That's Them
    That's Them
    That's Them is the second album by the hip hop duo Artifacts. The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard R&B/Hip hop Albums chart.- Track listing :# Art of Scratch # Art of Facts# 31 Bumrush# To Ya Chest# Where Yo Skillz At?...

    (1997)

Slow Suicide Stimulus (with Dusted Dons)

  • Slow Suicide Stimulus (self titled, album) (2006)

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