User:AMAYSS

Evelyn Monique Ryan, known by stage name AMAYSS (A Mentally Abstract Yet Simple Style) aka UNEEK-IZUM, is a mixed Cherokee Indian American rapper, producer, singer-song writer, actress and Jack of all trades. She was born in New York City's Big Apple and raised in Washington Heights/Inwood section of Dyckman Street. She started her performing career in 1990 with City Kids Foundation and performed at Carnegie Hall and was mentored by Malik_Yoba and Jamal Joseph and was in Joseph's directed "Kalas Story". In 1991 she was and extra in Juice, and Malcolm_X. She was also with the All Star Talent Network until 1992 with long time friend of Harlems Finest affiliate Mehki Phifer. In the 1992 she was introduced and teamed up with Dysfunkshunal Familee and they released their first Vinyl Ill Rhyme Skillz under Uneek-Izum on indie label Armagedon Records. Dysfunkshunal Familee is affiliated with Bushwick Coalition, was featured in Gavin Magazine and Rap Sheet. In 1997 she was introduced to long time family friends the Twins aka The Aleems, Tunde/Taharqa, who linked her with Poetic (Anthony_Ian_Berkeley) in Long Island where songs were recorded that didn't get released due to the illness and death of Poetic in 2001. In 1993 she performed at many venues and won in various talent shows such as The Supper Club, The Lyricist Lounge, Club 2000, and Uptown Comedy Club with Tracy Morgan and Mad Sam as hosts. In 1995 she was on 95.1 FM, Bobbito, and WVFS. 2007 she completed her first mixtape compilation "What The Hood's Been Cooking" with various artist. In 2009 she produced her own underground album, and Produced for "Romeo" of Lost_Boyz on DatPiff. 2009 she featured on ESP51.com with Pearl Harba and G-Positive. In 2010 Dysfunkshunal Familee released "Family Reunion" album on Itunes. Then she started working closely on producing various projects for film with Terrell "Hollywood T" Perkins.