Adam Arnone, known by his stage name Adeem, was born in 1978 and is an American rapper who began rapping at fifteen in Keene, New Hampshire. After forming Mellow Minds and The Dorian Three, he entered the 1998 Scribble Jam emcee battle, defeating Slug of Atmosphere, and won again in 2001, becoming the first artist to secure two victories at the festival. His debut solo album, Sweet Talking Your Brain, was self‑released in 2001 and later licensed by Syntax Records in the U.S. and Tri Eight Records in Japan in 2002. In 2011, he released The Volume in the Ground through Winners Never Sleep Records, collaborating with DJ MF Shalem and Maker. Subsequent projects included Made in New Hampshire (2012) and the collective work with Adam and the Flood, culminating in the EP Never Alone (2019). In 2021, he founded ECHO FINCH, a creative agency and label, continuing to produce and license music until his recent retirement from performing.
