Azeem started his first band Telefunken in 1991, which was a
combination of live instrumentation and hiphop. Years of hard work
culminated in their first release (1994) on the then newly-formed OM
Records.
Ironically, Azeem's first break as a solo artist came at an open mic
reading where he would test his lyricsunder the alias the Invisible
Man. On this particular night, Azeem entered a competition against
fifty of the George Clinton, A Tribe Called Quest, and The Beastie
Boys---to name a few.
This lead to a chain of events which landed Azeem a PBS
special with Washington Square Films, two published books, and a
ranking spot as second best performance poet in the nation.
In 1997, Azeem was hired by Bay Area artist, Michael Franti to
assist him in composing songs for the second Spearhead album. This lead
to two years of world travel where he was a writer and performer with
the band. After his third tour, Azeem resigned to further his career.
2000 saw the release of his first solo EP Garage Opera
(Heratik) as well as a track on Afro-Mystik's Future Tropic album.
Azeem followed up with the full-length album Craft Classic (Stray). The
albums' single "Rubber Glue" earned the 1 spot on the CMJ radio rap
chart.
In early 2004 Azeem was the front man for Mayhemystics (Wide
Hive) a mixture of live music and spiritually charged lyrics, which has
been nominated for a California Music Award. At the same time he
released a second Album (for the year) with Bomb Hip Hop entitled Show
Business.
In 2005 Azeem Joined up with the band Colossus (OM records)
for the album entitled "West Oaktown" He was featured on the single
From the Lab.
MAY 22nd 2007 DJ Zeph and Azeem will release the full-length album "RISE UP" – (OM HipHop records).