Afro-Indigenous Artist $haman was born in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Half Cree and Half Jamaican, $haman has been crafting his musical talents at a very young age. $haman has studied and performed multiple genres of music from hip hop, rock and alternative to classical. $haman has also travelled the world living in Australia, New York and Vancouver before settling back into Toronto, ON Canada. ‌ $haman started his musical studies at the age of 5 focusing on vocal and piano. By the age of 12 $haman had successfully performed and competed vocally and by the age of 13 he started writing music of his own. ‌ $haman also studied sound engineering, Djing, Scratching and started producing his own music at 19 years old. ‌ $hamans major influences includes – 2pac, Nas, DMX, G-unit, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, NWA, J Dilla and 9th Wonder