Azeem's parents hail from one of the most musically influential countries on the globe - Jamaica- so consciousness, music, and poetry are in his blood. Born in New Jersey and having lived in Miami and later Oakland, all the while spending each summer in Jamaica, Azeem had to constantly adjust to new places and make new friends. And while he learned to adapt to new environments quickly, he was also left alone with his thoughts and imagination. Crediting Dub Poets like Mutabaruka and Linton Kwesi Johnson for his love of spoken word, Azeem says, "I could just close my eyes and imagine a story to their lyrics. Later, when groups like Public Enemy and Poor Righteous Teachers came out, I knew I wanted to be an emcee."

In 1994, his first band Telefunken was featured on the compilation Groove Collective on OM Records. However Azeem's real break came in 1996 at an open mic reading where he would test his mettle against fifty of the best poets in the country. To his own surprise, he won the contest and was invited to perform on the world famous Lollapalooza Tour, sharing the stage with George Clinton, A Tribe Called Quest, and The Beastie Boys, to name a few.

Later that year, Azeem caught the eye of Bay Area artist Michael Franti, who hired the Oakland emcee to compose songs for the second Spearhead album. After writing six songs, Azeem traveled the world with the band as a writer and performer for two years, before resigning to further his career.

In 2000, Azeem released his first solo EP Garage Opera (Heratik) as well as contributing a track on Afro-Mystik's Future Tropic.  Azeem followed up with the full-length album Craft Classic (Stray). The album's single "Rubber Glue" earned the No.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 was nominated for a California Music Award. The following year he released his LP Show Business on Bomb Hip Hop.

Then In 2006 Azeem wrote, directed and starred in the highly acclaimed one man play Rude Boy, where Azeem plays a young man from Jamaica who ends up working as a janitor at a cardboard box factory in America.

2007 OM HipHop Releases the album RISE UP by DJ Zeph and Azeem with the hit single "Play the Drum" which topped the charts in Europe and Australia. This led to touring Australia with Talib Kweli, along with numerous shows in the US and Canada.
Following this Azeem’s “Play The Drum” was featured on the HBO hit series “Entourage”, along with having several tracks placed in an Adidas ad campaign.

Then 2008 began with Azeem and DJ Zeph winning the Independent Music Award for "Best Hip Hop / Rap".  Later that year Azeem returned with another full length solo album "Air Cartoons" on Oaklyn Records.  
"Air Cartoons" earned the No.3 spot on the CMJ Radio Rap Chart and had two very succesful videos "Open Em Up" and "Latin Revenge" get major air play on channels like MTV, BET, and CMC, to name a few.

Then get ready for a new Azeem and DJ Zeph album "Sound Proof" comin Spring 2010…