He started making beats in the early 90s, first producing house tracks for local DJs, then branching out into hip-hop.

He's been rapping just as long, but after a few open mikes he decided he'd rather sharpen his skills as a dancehall deejay-the preferred term in much of the Caribbean for what's called an MC in American hip-hop-out of the public eye.

He didn't emerge again till the end of the decade, and since then-though still stuck in the untropical midwest and barely recognized in Chicago-he's become a respected figure in a small but significant dance-music scene with global reach ...Full Article