From the Bay Area,
Saafir first appeared on
Casual's
Fear Itself,
Digital Underground's
The Body-Hat Syndrome, and the
Menace II Society soundtrack. With a deal from Qwest Records, the rapper recruited the
Hobo Junction production team (
J Groove, J.Z.,
Rational,
Big Nose, and
Poke Marshall) for his freestyle debut,
Boxcar Sessions (1994). He appeared in the film Menace II Society and recorded an album (Trigonometry) under the alias Mr. No No before returning as
Saafir in 1999 for The Hit List. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide