Yahken Amen

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.