Keak Da Sneak

Real Name:Charles Kutha Kente Bowens
Profile:Keak Da Sneak (full name Charles "Kunta Kinte" Bowens, commonly referred to as Keak) is a rapper from Oakland, California. At the age of 16 he was known as Z-Kush, but became known as "Keak Da Sneak" at 17. His mother was a professional DJ, and he grew up surrounded by music and influential older siblings.
He found popularity while attending Allendale Elementary School, which he parlayed into later friendships and talent show performances at Oakland's Bret Harte Junior High. It was there he met later collaborator Agerman. Together, they formed Dual Committee, which ,at the age of 15, was first heard on the song "Stompin In My Steel Toes" on C-Bo's 1994 EP The Autopsy. By the end of his 11th grade year, they had added rapper Bart (3) to form the group 3X Krazy. Their first EP, Sick-O, was released independently in 1995. In 1996 they signed to Virgin records, releasing the album Stackin' Chips in 1997, and the sophomore album Immortilized, and then the release of Real talk 2000 in Late 1999. The last 3X Krazy album, a collection of previously unreleased material, was "flowamatic-9", which was released in 2004. Citing the personal growth of all three artists, he later signed as a solo artist with Sacramento-based Moe Doe records as a solo artist. At this point, Keak began to receive more radio airplay (although his lyrics had grown more explicit), especially on San Francisco hip-hop station KMEL.

Keak is now is gaining popularity beyond the Bay Area with his recent songs "Super Hyphy" (2005) and "T-Shirt, Blue Jeans, and Nikes" featuring E-40. The Super Hyphy song has three versions of music videos created for it. The first by Director Dain Turner. The second most notable music video for "Super Hyphy" was directed by Shannon W. Rawls of the Los Angeles based Cinema Hill Motion Picture Company and was debuted on Yahoo! Launch and Canadian based music channel, Much Music. It can now be found on YouTube. The third and final version of the Super Hyphy music video was created by Mickey Finnegan of Los Angeles based Half-White Productions, and has received frequent airplay on MTV, elevating Keak and the hyphy movement to nation-wide recognition. The video features Keak as a spelling bee contestant correctly spelling the word "hyphy". The video features fellow Oakland-native, Keyshia Cole. He gained more recognition when he was featured on MTV's My Block: The Bay where he explains how the word hyphy came about.

Keak largely produces the original versions of the beats used in his songs, noting that he writes a song, lyrics and instrumental, entirely himself. He currently is living on a farm outside of Sacramento with his wife and family, which he says helps him to stay focused.

Additionally, he was featured on E-40's 2006 hit, "Tell Me When to Go."
URLs:http://www.itsallndadoe.com/
Aliases:Charles "Kunta Kinte" Bowens
In Groups:3X Krazy, Dual Committee, Farm Boyz, Thizz Nation
Name Variations: All | Keak Da Sneak | Keak | Keak Da Sneak | Keak Tha Sneak | Keak The Sneak | Keat Da Sneak | Keek Tha Sneak | Keek Tha Sneek | Keek The Sneak | Kek Tha Sneek | Sneak
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Releases:
Keak Da Sneak (CD, Album)   Moe Doe Ent. 2002
Town Business (CD, Album)   Next Level Entertainment 2004
Welcome To Chicago, California (12")   Dope Game 2004
Super Hyphie (12")   Rah Muzic 2005
Kunta Kinte (CD, Album)   Next Level Entertainment, Sumday Entertainment 2006
Cus, Cus (12")   SMC Recordings, Gateway Records (2), Thizz Entertainment, AllNDaDoe 2007
Da Bidness (CD, Album)   SMC Recordings, Gateway Records (2), Thizz Entertainment, AllNDaDoe 2007
In Front Of Yo Momma's House / Sneak Come Out At Night (12", Promo)   AllNDaDoe, KOCH Records 2007
Deified (CD, Album)   AllNDaDoe, Koch Records 2008
Production:
Hyphy Hitz (CD, Comp) Allndoe TVT Records (Europe) 2007
Mix:
White Van Music (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Rhymesayers Entertainment 2008
Appears On:
Tha Hall Of Game (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Ring It Jive 1996
The State Vs. Poohman: Straight From The San Quentin State Prison (CD, Album) God Forgive Me In-A-Minute Records 1997
It's Like Armageddon (CD, Album) It's A Cold Game AWOL Records (3), Noo Trybe Records, Virgin Records America, Inc. 1998
The G Filez (CD) Can I Kick It? Jive, Sick Wid' It Records 1998
$uccess The Best Revenge (CD, Album)   West Coast Mafia 1999
Bosses Will Be Bosses (CD, Album) Everybody Dank Or Die Records 1999
Derty Werk (CD, Album) Cross Me Up Thump Records 1999
Heater Calhoun (CD, Album) Till I Die AWOL Records (3), Noo Trybe Records 1999
The Struggle The Hustle The Hate (CD) Judge The Real, Rotate Ace High Records 1999
Dual Committee (CD, Album)   Mo Beatz Records! 2000
EBK4 (CD) Raw Meat Black Market Records (2) 2000
Fear No Fate (CD, Album) Ain't Shit Changed AWOL Records (3), Noo Trybe Records 2000
Heart Of Gangsta - Mind Of A Hustler - Tongue Of A Pimp (CD, Album) Hy Phy e Hustle.com, Outbac Media Consultanting 2000
Lead The Way (CD, Album) No Win Situation Thump Records 2000
Tone Capone Presents FT 2000 (12", Sam)   Dogday Records 2000
Ghost Writer (CDr, Album) Well Respected Get Low Recordz, Code 924 Records 2001
It's Not What You Say... It's How You Say It (CD, Album) Mac Dammit And Friends Thizz Entertainment 2001
65 G'z In A Jordan Briefcase (CD, Album) Guilty By Association Possi Productions 2002
Grit & Grind (CD, Album) Whomp Whomp Jive 2002
Repossessions (CD) Hands In The Sky Done Deal Entertainment 2002
Wuz Crackulatin' 2000 (CD) Family Ent. Mo Beatz Records! 2002
Bayriderz 3 - Kalifornia: State Of Emergency (CD) Can't Get Enough 40 Ounce Records 2003
Breakin' News (CD, Album) Northern Califoolya Jive 2003
Heart Of Gangsta - Mind Of A Hustler - Tongue Of A Pimp (CD, RE, Ltd) Hy Phy Thizz Entertainment, City Hall Records 2003
Late Bloomer (CD, Album) Heavy On The Grind California (2) 2003
Tha Fly Gangsta (CD, Album) Undaworld Ties Thizz Entertainment 2003
Hood Music Vol. 1: Only Tha West Survive (CDr) Hyphy (Remix), Yous A ... Truekings Entertainment 2004
I Give You My Word (CD, Album) Pop Off Frisco Street Show, Done Deal Entertainment 2004
Nice Girl / Tricks (12") Tricks (Radio Edit), T... Ghetto Retro Records, Hard Knock Records 2004
3 Freaks ◄ (3 versions)   Rapid Pulse Records ... 2005
California Livin' Part Two (CD, Album) Aaaaddddimean Thizz Entertainment 2005
Gimmie Dat / We Don't Stop (12") We Don't Stop (Clean),... Get Gone Records 2005
Knocks 2005: Mustard Gas (CD, Album) Scarface Dust Out Of Bounds 2005
Mobb Report (CD, Album) Big Payback Strictly Bizness Records 2005
Movement Union (CD, Album) Rick James Bitch Blahk Operah, Mob Figaz LLC 2005
Sports (CD, Album)   Sumday Entertainment 2005
The Jack Artist (CD) Lookin' At It The Artist Records 2005
The One / 41510 (12", Promo) 41510 (Radio Edit), 41... D2 Loyalty Entertainment 2005
The State Vs. Poohman: Straight From The San Quentin State Prison (CD, Album) God Forgive Me Mo Beatz Records! 2005
West Coast Gangsta V.15 (2xCD, Comp) Get On My Hype (Remix) Koch Records 2005
What's Really Thizzin'? (CD, Album) Hustlin', Bottom Thizz Entertainment, City Hall Records 2005
World Premier (CD, Album) It's Getting Hot (Remix) Koch Records 2005
Best Of The Bay Series: Nuthin' But Slap, Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Can't Leave Rap Alone,... Demolition Men 2006
Cash Me Out (CD, Album) What's Uppie? Sumo Records (3) 2006
Dope, Guns & Religion (CD, Album) Rick James Bitch! Sumo Records (3) 2006
Early Morning Shift (Mixtape Magazine Edition) (CD, Mix) The Nuthouse Zoo Entertainment (2), Livewire Records (2) 2006
Enuff (12", Promo) 3 Freakz Island Records 2006
Everybody Know My Name / Dread Heads (12") Everybody Know My Name... White Collar Records 2006
Gettin' That Guac (CD, Album) In A Scraper Makin' Paper Sumo Records (3), Frisco Street Show, City Hall Records 2006
Global Recall (CD, Album) Feelin' Like Yee, My C... Out Of Bounds 2006
Money Movement (CD, Album) Good 2 Go Thizz Entertainment 2006
My Ghetto Report Card (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Tell Me When To Go, Mu... Reprise Records ... 2006
On Behalf Of The Streets (CD, Album) In A Zone Livewire Records (2), Zoo Entertainment (2) 2006
Prince Of The Streets (2xCD, Album + DVD) Fuckin' With Me Sumo Records (3), Frisco Street Show 2006
Radio Radio (CD, Mixed, Uno) Tell Me When To Go (Tr... Not On Label 2006
Tell Me When To Go (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Reprise Records ... 2006
The Infrastructure (CD, Album) Real Talk SMC Recordings 2006
The Mackin' Mixtape (CDr) 3 Freaks (Remix), Club... Oakland Faders 2006
The Outsider (Album) ◄ (11 versions) 3 Freaks Island Records ... 2006
Thizz And Million Dollar Dream: Green Eyes Dose, Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Thizzle Dance (Remix) Million Dollar Dream, Thizz Entertainment 2006
Thizz Is How We Eat (2xCD, Comp) What What Thizz Entertainment, Sumo Records (3), Frisco Street Show 2006
Thizz Nation, Volume 8: Starring Mistah F.A.B. (CD, Album) I'm Rich Thizz Entertainment 2006
Trax Sampler 098 (CD, Smplr, Car) 3 Freaks Trax Sampler 2006
West Coast Gangsta V. 16 (2xCD, Comp) Aaaiiidddmean, Tell Me... Siccness Records 2006
"Thizz Or Die" Vol.#1 (CD, Comp) Thizz Yes Yes (Remix) Thizz Entertainment, Sumo Records (3) 2007
Bay Area EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions) 3 Freaks (Droop-E Remix) Universal Motown 2007
Cali Luv Mixtape (CD, Mix) What Can I Do Demolition Men, Realside Records 2007
Da Baydestrian (CD, Album) Sideshow (Remix), Race... SMC Recordings, Thizz Entertainment 2007
Early Morning Shift: "Ems Mixtape Vol. 2" (CD, Mix) Banga Dance (Remix) Zoo Entertainment (2), Livewire Records (2), Demolition Men 2007
Hello Buddy (CD, Album + DVD) Hello Buddy Thizz Entertainment 2007
Hyphy Hitz (CD, Comp) Big Payback, Everybody... TVT Records (Europe) 2007
Me-N-My Goonz (CD, Album) Slumped Up Thizz Entertainment, Thizz Mob, 9 Lives, City Hall Records 2007
Messy Slick (CD, Album) Cherish A Thug Siccness Records, Scalene Records, Wrongkind Records 2007
Money's My Motivation (CD, Album) Fast (Like A Nascar), ... Koch Records 2007
The Best Of Thizz Nation, Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Yaaaddaamean, Ridin' It Thizz Entertainment 2007
The Exclusive Mixtape (CD, Promo) Side Show Remix Break Murdafunk 2007
The House (CD, Album) Cocaine Pimp On Records 2007
The Hyphy Formula 2: The Hippie Movement (CD, Album) Tell Me When To Stop (... Noble Music Group 2007
The Hyphy Movement (CD, Comp) 3 Freaks (Droop-E Remi... Rush! Production, Toy's Factory 2007
Thizz Nation, Volume 10: Starring Bavgate (CD, Album) Do With You Now Thizz Entertainment 2007
Thizz Nation, Volume 12: Starring Money Gang (CD, Album) Hustlin' Thizz Entertainment 2007
Too $hort & Friends: I ♥ The Bay (CD, Comp) Going Dumb Up All Nite Records 2007
United Ghettos Of America: Eye Candy (CD + DVD) Tanoit Sumo Records (3), City Hall Records, Smoke-A-Lot Records, Hunid Racks 2007
West Coast Gangsta V.17 (2xCD, Comp) Muscle Cars Siccness Records, 30 / 30 Records, Sick Wid' It Records 2007
West Coast Gangsta V.18 (2xCD, Comp) Fast Like A Nascar Siccness Records 2007
Who Am I? (CD, Enh) Lookin' At It Legal Hustle 2007
American Me (CD, Album) Gas Noble Music Group 2008
Cookbook EP (File, MP3, EP) Al Capone Zone Koch Records 2008
Dre Day - July 5th 1970 (CD, Comp) Thizzelle Dance Thizz Entertainment, Sumo Records (3) 2008
Only On The Left Side (CD, Album) Dip Drop Stop Dip DPG Recordz 2008
Thizz Nation, Vol. 21 (CD) Scrapin' (Remix) Thizz Entertainment 2008
Thizz Nation, Vol. 24 (CD) Hands In The Sky, Dran... Thizz Entertainment 2008
White Van Music (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Soil Raps Rhymesayers Entertainment 2008
Still Breakin Em Off (CD, Album) Bustin Melons U C IT Entertainment  
Welcome To The Bay (12") Fast Like A Nascar Not On Label  
Tracks Appear On:
Bay Area Playas 3 (CD, Comp) I'd Rather Smoke With U Snake Pit Records 2001
Daz Dillinger's To Live And Die In CA (CD) Whatever It Takes Hogglife Entertainment 2002
Snakepit Records Presents...Bay 2 L.A.: West Side Badboys 2 (CD, Album) Freak It Snake Pit Records 2002
United Ghettos Of America (CD, Album) 'N Thugz We Trust Rap-A-Lot Records, Smoke-A-Lot Records 2002
Top Secret November 2003 (12") T-Shirt, Blue Jeans & ... Strictly Hits Vinyl Service 2003
All Out War, Volume 1 (CD) It's Crucial Rap-A-Lot Records, Smoke-A-Lot Records, Godzilla Entertainment 2005
Miami And The Nation Of Thizzlam (3xCD + DVD) Feelin' My Self (Remix... Thizz Entertainment 2005
Thizz Nation, Volume 3 (2xCD, Comp + DVD) Way Back, East And Wes... Thizz Entertainment 2005
Thizz Nation, Volume 4 (2xCD + DVD) Do That, Undaworld Tiez Thizz Entertainment 2005
17 Wit' A Thizz (CD, Comp) My Balls & My Word Thizz Entertainment, Thizz Latin, Black-N-Brown Entertainment, Goldtoes Entertainment 2006
Best Of The Bay Series: Nuthin' But Slap, Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Contact Sport Demolition Men 2006
Merry Thizzmas (CD) Thizz Iz A Nation Thizz Entertainment 2006
Nuthin But Slap! Vol. 3 (Best Of The Bay Series) (CD, Mixed) Super Hyphy 2 Demolition Men 2006
Tales Of II Andre's (CDr) Highly Flamable Thizz Entertainment 2006
The Slapp Addict (CD, Album) On Citas Slapp Addicts Production 2006
Thizz And Million Dollar Dream: Green Eyes Dose, Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Paranoid (Flashing Lig... Million Dollar Dream, Thizz Entertainment 2006
Thizz Nation Vol.6 (2xCD) Thizz Remix, Thizz Remix Thizz Entertainment 2006
Thizz Nation, Volume 5 (CD, Comp + DVD) Eatin', AllNThaDoe Thizz Entertainment 2006
Thizz Nation, Volume 7 (CD, Comp + DVD) Smoke Shop, Cuz Cuz Thizz Entertainment 2006
West Coast Gangsta V. 16 (2xCD, Comp) Contact Sport, Aaaiiid... Siccness Records 2006
Gangsta Party (CD, Album) All About Da Money High Powered Entertainment, 2007
Hyphy Hitz (CD, Comp) Super Hyphy, Allndoe TVT Records (Europe) 2007
Latin Thizz, Vol. #2: The Invasion (CD, Comp) Breakin' Up Thizz Latin, Black-N-Brown Entertainment, Goldtoes Entertainment 2007
Nuthin' But Slap, Volume 5 (CD, Mixed) Freestyle, Front Yo Mo... Demolition Men 2007
Talk Of The Streets (CD, Mix) Freestyle Demolition Man 2007
The Best Of Thizz Nation, Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Doin' It Well Thizz Entertainment 2007
The Hyphy Movement (CD, Comp) Super Hyphy, That Go Rush! Production, Toy's Factory 2007
West Coast Gangsta V.17 (2xCD, Comp) Soil Raps, On Citas Siccness Records, 30 / 30 Records, Sick Wid' It Records 2007
West Coast Gangsta V.18 (2xCD, Comp) That Go (Remix) Siccness Records 2007
The Best Of Thizz Nation, Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Again Thizz Entertainment 2008
Thizz Or Die, Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Boss Life Thizz Entertainment, City Hall Records 2008
Thizz Or Die, Volume 4 (CD, Comp) Get 'Em Thizz Entertainment, City Hall Records 2008
West Coast Gangsta Sh*t Vol. 3 (CD, Mixed) That Go DPG Japan Records 2008
Pandemonium (CD) Pandemonium (Against T... Mo Beatz Records!  
Pandemonium (CD, Comp) Pandemonium (Against T... Snake Pit Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Sunglasses Is A Must (Blends) (12") Tell Me When To Horse Smelly Fatso, Money Studies Records 2006
Bay Area Boom Box 8 (CDr, Mixed) Intro, Words By Supa D... Cartier Entertainment 2008
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