Yahken Amen
- Actor
Yahken Amen, (born September 27th, 1990) better known as Ken Ken Tha
Boss, is an American record producer, Hip Hop artist, song writer,
union actor, published author, documentary filmmaker and founder of the
YES label. His career began on ABC's "Gabriel's Fire" (starring James
Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair) where he played the role of "the adopted
baby". He later appeared in "Kane & Able", "Kill'n Me Softly" and
Warner Bros television series "The Parent 'Hood" (starring & directed
by Robert Townsend) as an ongoing character named "Daniel". He was also
involved in television commercials & sport leagues as a child but by
the age of thirteen he became more interested in creating music.
Yahken's first rap song "Wild Out" quickly became a success in his city
and he followed it up with "Uh Oh", "Bapes On My Feet" and "Pistol Play" featuring Soulja Boy. Using his growing fame
to his advantage, Yahken started hosting parties at popular clubs &
skating rinks. By the age of seventeen "Ken Ken Tha Boss" became one of
the biggest names in Saint Louis's music scene. He recorded five
albums, performed & hosted more than 260 events, featured on eight
CD's, launched his own record label and collectively sold more than
120,000 units worldwide. Yahken produces & writes songs for many
international artists. Yahken Amen is recognized as a very influential
artist in America's underground music scene & for being the nephew to
the late great Creadell "Red" Jones. "Red" is best known for his
distinctive bass voice which was one of the trademarks for Chicago's
recording group "The Chi-Lites". The Chi Lites are best known for their
chart topping hits "Oh Girl", "Have You Seen Her" & "Are You My Woman"
which was later sampled for Beyonce & Jay Z's biggest hit record to
date "Crazy In Love". Yahken Amen's album, "Let There Be Light" is
slated for a release in the summer of 2015.