Shareef Islam (aka Azteknique and TekMaschine) was born in the Bronx, NY, and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He has worked with established artists including AZ, Big Daddy Kane, SuperStar of the ICONZ, The Bush Babees, Busta Rhymes, Rampage, Q-Tip and De La Soul, as well as boxing champion Zab "Super" Judah, Lin Que (ISIS of X-Clan), Mos Def, Onyx and Jay-Z.