Well it was 1993 and life as a DJ was going well I was still working at the Record Store and I was DJ ing three nights a week at Club Ultimate and little did I know I was about to find myself on the radio. I was approached by Jay Allen who at the time was the opening DJ for me at Club Ultimate and he informed me that he was about to become the Program Director of Chicago’s First 24 all HIP HOP radio station WJPC 950. This was the same station that gave the world Tom Joyner and others and it was also the station that I grew up listing too. Mr Johnson of Ebony/Jet decided to take a chance on Hip Hop and put his trust in the hands of a bunch of hungry go getter’s. Pink House, El Tranzel, Diane, Kool B, J Squeeze, Vinny Freshmix, and First lady made up the jock line up and I was asked if I would like to mix. PLEASEEEE it was radio so you know I had to be down even though I was a house music specialist I could not pass up such a offer to go after my ultimate goal. My job at WJPC 950am started out as a on air mixer doing 2 mixes a week at $25 a mix. Not much but it was a dream. As WJPC grew I found myself at the station alllll the time and I can remember Jay Allen calling the station to check on things and I was always there and he got to wondering do I ever go home and with that said I started to learn all about radio. How to edit music how to read commercials, how to take out bad words from songs and even how to run the coffee machine. I wasn’t to long after that I found myself doing commercials spots and after spending time just hanging out with El Tranzel I was offered a on air shift on Saturday.I was like KOBE, or La Bron James I had the talent BUT i was so hyper and I just needed to get radio basics down. Co workers like El Tranzel, Pink House,and Ramonski Love all showed me how to be a better On Air personality because at 22 it was about free stuff,women,and when can I meet Rick James. The first thing I did on my Saturday was to have a RAP BATTLE at noon and it was kind of my answer to Herb Kent battle of the bands I loved his show so much I thought it would be cool to do it with Hip Hop and it made for great radio. I think Gheto Boyz vs NWA is a battle I remember the most. Then I got a call from Jay Allen and he told me that a Chicago Promoter named Delli Dell was coming onto my show with two kids from Atlanta that had a hot demo tape. I spent a hour with these kids and there music was outstanding and we became friends soon after that who would have guest those two kids would put Atlanta on the map as OUTKAST. My first Interview. After about three months I found myself getting real busy and I could no longer hold down the record store like I wanted too even though I loved being around the music so I had to make a decision something was going to have to go. RECORD STORE, CLUB,RADIO it was getting to be to much………………TO BE CONTINUED.
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