Yameen - Never Knows Best (2008)

01. Chumpy (intro)
02. Sifters in the Land of Fun
03. P-H-I-L-A (feat. DJ Icewater)
04. Leonard Part 4
05. Leonard Part 5
06. Don't Go Near the Speakers (feat. Caual, Azeem & DJ Icewater)
07. Spirit Walker (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow)
08. The Atmosphere (feat. Maylay Sparks)
09. Showtime
10. Fire (feat. Casual & Georgia Anne Muldrow)
11. Funk Shui
12. Feels So
13. Light of Love (feat. Lady Alma & Shock G)
14. Never Knows Best



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Philly-bred, San Francisco-located producer Yameen makes his Ropeadope Records debut with his new album, Never Knows Best. Drawing on past experience working with artists like Goapele, Shing02, and a pre-Hollertronix DJ Low Budget, Yameen corralled an impressive list of collaborators, including Lady Alma (4hero, Black Lily), the legendary Shock G (Digital Underground), Azeem (OM Records), Georgia Anne Muldrow (Stones Throw), Casual (Hieroglyphics), DJ Icewater (Pharcyde, Quannum) and Maylay Sparks (!K7). As a teenager (and known as Stinke), Yameen 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 with Tajai of Souls of Mischief, garnering hefty critical praise for its high quality and integration of multimedia to enhance the music's concept. Now - under his given name Yameen - he has further matured as an artist and producer, moving away from the highly conceptual work of the past and focusing more on creating great music with an impressive roster of guest stars. The end result is a more direct, focused album drawn from the give-and-take of artists trying to bring the best out of each other.