Karriem started out as jazz drummer, working with vocalist
Betty Carter and trumpeter
Roy Hargrove. He is also a producer, and has worked with people like
The Roots,
Common,
Slum Village and
J Dilla. He is also part of
The Detroit Experiment, along with the likes of
Amp Fiddler and
Marcus Belgrave. If jazz and hip-hop passionately and cleverly intertwined with one another, the hybrid result would be a musically gifted lovechild. Born August 25, 1975 in Detroit, MI, Karriem Riggins’ parents realized their son was gifted when he began digging through their records. He joined his fathe…
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