About Me
Myk ??? ( pronounced Mike What),Born in Chicago, raised around the world. With both parents proudly serving in the US army, I was exposed to different music that crossed language and cultural barriers at an early age.
My father( G -Town of Memphis, TN) introduced me to early classics, Parlament Funkadelic, Steely Dan, The Bar Kays, Rick James and others. I was in Anchorage Alaska ( of all places !!!)It was around this time that Hip Hop would begin to play a very crucial role in my life (‘83). While stationed in Camp Darby Italy my dad exposed me Djing via the turntable set up in the living room. One day I stumbled upon my Brother (JUSTICE) messing around with the fader and the record at the same time, he gave me the concept of scratching, and I had to learn more. After my parents separated in ‘87, I returned to Chicago and I was a full-fledged B-Boy.
Hip-hop was me and I was hip hop. I lived the culture, I got into graffiti and MCing and began to mix “House music†with my neighbor at the time (Marcus Davis: Barber consultant for movies Barbershop 1 & 2). I surrounded myself with local DJ’s, artists, and began a close friendship with Lee Richardson (Older brother of NY Knick Quinton Richardson) and William Howell (Mr. Harvy Allbangers). Lee and Will showed me yet another side of hip hop that was sampling (pre-Puffy) and producing. The three of us were ready to begin production when the ball dropped. My newly divorced mom had joined the military and we were off to Germany. By this time hip hop was a phenomenon, even being heard on the airwaves in Germany. It was there that I had the opportunity to analyze lyrics and learn the proper way to write a bar. It was also there where I found myself in trouble with the law and was shipped right back to the states. This time to stay with my Dad in Memphis, TN. It was 1991 and little did I know I would be witnessing the birth of the Southern hip hop movement. Artists like DJ Spanish Fly, 8 Ball and MJG, Juicy J , Scarface Al Capone, and DJ Jus- Bourne were holding down the scene, knocking down walls and using different language, beats and samples to create a sound that at the time no one understood but would prove big in the new millennium. Upon graduating from High School in ’92, I relocated again, this time to Virginia. The East Coast was a parade of different music and sounds. You had your East Coast hip hop, Go Go music was big and Reggae had women moving. Virginia was booming with talent, with artists such as Rah Star Karisma, DJ Casper, Herb Luva, and the Boot Mob, this was my first real chance to show off my skills as a producer. With so much talent oozing from Virginia it became extremely frustrating to get heard or even better get out of such a small town.
I returned to Chicago, the night Tupac was shot, and reunited with All-Bangers and Lee (whom was fatally shot in ’05) and continued to pursue our dream of producing. Influenced by Quincy Jones, life, and too many other producers, DJs and artists to mention. My plight continues……….. Stay Tuned.
