El-Amin[1] (born Tekomin Benjamin Williams; June 3, 1973), better known by his stage name Tek, is an American rapper, famous as a member of the duo Smif-N-Wessun, and the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik.

Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2.1 Solo 2.2 Smif-N-Wessun/Cocoa Brovaz albums 2.3 Boot Camp Clik albums 2.4 Mixtapes 3 References 4 External links Career

Tek debuted on Black Moon's 1993 album Enta Da Stage with his rhyming partner Steele. In 1994, Smif-N-Wessun released their debut single "Bucktown", which became a Billboard Hot 100 hit, and gave Brooklyn the nickname "Bucktown, home of the original gun clappers". Smif-N-Wessun dropped their debut album Dah Shinin' in early 1995, a release that is now hailed as a classic underground Hip Hop album. Later in 1995, the duo was sued by the Smith & Wesson firearms company, forcing them to change their name of Smif-N-Wessun to the Cocoa Brovaz. Tek recorded a group album with the Boot Camp Clik in 1997, For the People, then followed in 1998 with a Cocoa Brovaz album, The Rude Awakening. Though not as widely heralded as their debut, the album received moderate sales, led by the single "Black Trump". After Tek's label Duck Down Records was dropped from their Priority Records distribution deal, the Cocoa Brovaz released a single titled "Super Brooklyn", utilizing a sample from Super Mario Bros. The attention received from the single landed them a record deal with popular independent label Rawkus Records. The duo never released an album on the label, and they returned home to Duck Down Records to record another Boot Camp Clik album in 2002, The Chosen Few. In 2005, the Cocoa Brovaz returned with the name Smif-N-Wessun and released their third album Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded. Later that year, Tek released a street album titled It Is What It Is. Tek and the Boot Camp Clik released their third group album, The Last Stand, on July 18, 2006. Tek's voice appears in the cartoon Three Thug Mice http://threethugmice.com (2008)

Discography Solo 24K Smoke (2010) Smif-N-Wessun/Cocoa Brovaz albums Dah Shinin' (1995) The Rude Awakening (1998) Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded (2005) Smif-n-Wessun: The Album (2007) 24kt Smoke (Smif-n-Wessun Presents Tek) (August 2010) Monumental Born And Raised (EP) Boot Camp Clik albums For the People (1997) The Chosen Few (2002) The Last Stand (2006) Casualties of War (2007) Mixtapes It Is What It Is The Street Album (2003) I Got This (2006) Underground Prince (2009) References ^ Smif-N-Wessun Hip Hop Icon Series Interview at Halftimeonline.net External links Smif N Wessun Official Fan Forums. Duckdown Records Official Website. Tek Interview at altrap.com vteBoot Camp ClikGroups Black Moon Smif-n-Wessun Heltah Skeltah O.G.C. Members Buckshot Steele Tek Rock Sean Price Starang Wondah Top Dog Louieville Sluggah Albums Enta da Stage Dah Shinin' Nocturnal Diggin' in Dah Vaults Da Storm For the People The Rude Awakening Magnum Force War Zone The M-Pire Shrikez Back The BDI Thug Duck Down Presents: The Album Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits The Chosen Few Collect Dis Edition Total Eclipse Monkey Barz Chemistry Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded The Last Stand Dinner Time Jesus Price Superstar Casualties of War Smif-n-Wessun: The Album The Formula D.I.R.T. Survival Skills Best Kept Secret Random Axe Monumental Mic Tyson Compilations Duck Down Presents: The Album Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits Collect Dis Edition Related articles Duck Down Records Representativz Da Beatminerz