Tame One
Rahem Ross Brown, better known by his stage name Tame One, was an American hip hop recording artist and graffiti artist from New Jersey. He was a member of Artifacts, Leak Bros, and Weathermen (hip hop group)|the Weathermen]. Tame"s graffiti credibility is as follows, founder of his own Boom Skwad crew, and a member of the following crews: LTD NRG FC TC5 CWK TNR YNN TOP QM8 156 CM KAOS INC. IBM XMEN VGL JFK LS AWC NAM BNS VOS DRUG CAC MHS DW AYAK DENIMS AOF MAYHEM CBS WOW TWS WDM PPP LOD DGS "
Musical career
As half of rap duo Artifacts, they released their "graffiti-honoring debut" album Between a Rock and a Hard Place in 1994, and a follow-up album That's Them in 1997. Tame One has released two albums with the Artifacts, eight solo albums, six mixtapes, and five collaborations one with former labelmate Cage as Leak Bros, and one with Del the Funky Homosapien. He has worked with artists such as Aesop Rock, El-P, DJ Mr. Len, Breeze Brewin, Travis McCoy, Vast Aire, Yak Ballz, Hussein Fatal, Mos Def, Dro Pesci, etc. He joined the underground supergroup the Weathermen which was formed in 2002 by Cage and El-P, and the same year he released his first solo album and EC debut named When Rappers Attack. Tame One's second solo album O.G. Bobby Johnson appeared in 2005. Next year he issued his next album called Slow Suicide Stimulus, a cooperative project with the Dusted Dons.In July 2009 Tame One released a music video for his single "Anxiety Attacks" directed by Derek Pike. Credited with making hip-hop's first song about "Molly" at this time, Tame met Staten Island rapper Dro Pesci.
Tame One then released an EP at slangcorp.com called Hell or High Water produced by DJ Junkwaffel. He also worked on an Artifacts reunion album No Expiration Date and promoted a Boom Skwad Recordings EP.
In 2024, production duo Parallel Thought posthumously produced Acid Tab Vocab, "'Old Jersey Bastard'", and with Xing and Fox Spazmatic. Also in 2024, Young Zee released "Burn Out" and Division East Records re-released The Grudge LP.
Personal life and death
Tame One was the first cousin of rapper Redman. He belonged to graffiti crews FC CREW, originated Boom Skwad Crew as well as LTD. He painted pieces, murals and subway trains alongside brother Maliq Griffin. Tame One died from kidney and heart failure on November 6, 2022, at the age of 52. The medical examiner cited prescribed pharmaceuticals as the likely cause of the heart failure. Rahem's mother Darlene Harris utilizes Instagram and Facebook accounts to continue Tame One's artistic legacy.Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
| 2003 | When Rappers Attack | High Times Records |
| 2005 | Leeked to the Public | Self Released |
| 2005 | O.G. Bobby Johnson | Eastern Conference |
| 2006 | Spazmatic | Blazin' Records |
| 2007 | The Grudge | Division East |
| 2008 | Da Ol' Jersey Bastard | Amalgam Digital |
| 2009 | Acid Tab Vocab | Parallel Thought LTD. |
| 2010 | The Hell or High Water EP | Slangcorp |
| 2014 | Skwadzilla | Self Released via YouTube |
| 2015 | Skwadzilla | Self Released via Bandcamp |
| 2015 | Skwadzilla | Blingnot Media |
| 2016 | One Flew Over Da Cukoos Nest ep | released by Geo Da Abbott via Bandcamp |
Singles
Artifacts
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place
- That's Them
- That's Them: Lost Files 1989-1992
- Rare Collabs & Features
- Best of...
- ''No Expiration Date''
The Weathermen
- ''"The Conspiracy" Mix CD Vol 1"''
Leak Bros
- ''Waterworld''
Slow Suicide Stimulus
- ''Slow Suicide Stimulus''
Del the Funky Homosapien & Tame One
Black Galactus & the Latino Silver Surfer
- ''Black Galactus & the Latino Silver Surfer''
Young Zee x Tame One
- ''Burn Outz''