Amen Rahh grew up as the baby of six children, born and raised in Compton, California. Education played a significant role in this family, with it being the primary career path that most of the members chose. Amen Rahh’s mother was a schoolteacher, and his father was a professor at Compton College and Long Beach State for over thirty-four years. Rahh’s siblings then followed in their parents’ footsteps with his brothers being a teacher and professor and sisters being special education teachers. With a house ruled by educators, Amen wanted to do something different with his life and took a different approach to his career choice. “I was the youngest of six, so growing up, it was like; I’m not trying to do that. Like that’s some square stuff, and I fell into the stereotype, I wanted to be a rapper”, Rahh shared.
When Amen’s rap ventures were short-lived, he aimed his focus on football. He developed hopes of making it to the NFL and began applying for scholarships, which later landed him at Tuskegee University. After graduating early from high school, life as a football player had started to treat Rahh well, but soon the player was hit with unexpected news. During the summer, while playing basketball, Rahh struck an injury that left him with a sore knee. Without even a chance at playing his first college game, his coach stated that they would have to change the agreement of his position, and when Rahh referred, he was no longer able to play. After earning his degree in history, Amen returned to Compton and was left with one question, what now?
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