I moved to Illinois in 1985
For a short time went to Highland Park High
I was the only one there with the gift of rhyme
I would kick a verse on the bus or at lunch time
There was Larry, Damen, LOD, & Dominique
Chuck G, SPO, Art, Shabonna, Graffiti Pete
That was my peeps, we walked the streets
Blasting beats, on the search for the newest Hip Hop release
One day SPO gave me a tape, and said I had it peep it
He had found radio’s best kept secret
Larry Larry, Sweet MD, Tshab Lee
Cash Money Jerome and Kelly G
That first tape’s how I heard about Mikey D
We’re Treacherous, trading rhymes with the Symbolic 3
That was the start of many new discoveries
Castle D, Tony D, & Harmony
‘I’m Nitro’, T La Rock, with QD III
Kaos, ‘Court is Session’, & Derek B
Silver Bullet, 'Bring the Forth Guillotine'
And locally, Legion of Doom, Mad Phace and EC
Cutmaster DC, IRM Crew
A preview to where I would I eventually move to (MPLS)
MC Chill, Ultimate Choice, and King Tee
King Sun, Vandy C, BDP, Tragedy
Ultramagnetic MCs, Spectrum City
Rakim ask me to check out his melody
In ’87, they hipped me to Kings of Pressure,
‘You Know How To Reach Us’, I was speechless, their style was extra
P-lee hit you with the knowledge and the history
A New York native so Hip Hop was his pedigree
The All Rap Party, I listened religiously
Throughout my school days, like Busy Bee
Then in 88, that was my graduation
The same year I heard ‘Poison’ on that same station
Years later, specifically '92
Driving home from work, can you guess where I’m tuned to?
They played a song with several rappers, all were strong
Mind control through the ear like the Wrath of Kahn
Because the hosts didn’t say what the record was
I had to know right then…just because
I drove straight to the station, knocked on the door
Asked about the record that they played an hour before
They let me in, found the record and let me inspect it
It was ‘Protect Your Neck’, it was unexpected
Speaking of which, in 95 something strange happened
Not just a phone call, particular call to action
It was Shawn Boogie Boyd, he wanted to know
If I’d be willing to do my own radio show
On the Sound Experiment, are you kidding me?
I’ll be there every week from now until infinity
That was the birth of Time Travel, on April 20
I gave my all to that I show, I mean that truly
I’m AMC, since then I’ve come so far
So I gotta give some of the props to NUR
