So I dug deep into my own crates for this next one. In 1994 I was a Chicago rapper with a knapsack, shell-toe Adidas and books of rhymes going by the name of “24K” (long before the current 24KGoldn rapper).

On June 17, 1994 I finished a demo tape consisting of 3 tracks with two engineers in a small studio in what’s now the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago. This is the product. The tape was so important to me that I included it in my application to college. It reflects a 17 year old young man in love with Hip Hop and excited to have the opportunity to create and add onto the culture. No one knew back then that it was the “golden era” of the art.

As you listen, you’ll hear hints of some of my style and flow influences from contemporaries like Boogiemonsters and Souls of Mischief.

Enjoy.

Track 1: What You Wanna Be Me For
Track 2: Lost in the Woods
Track 3: Sick of All the Wack

24K Demotape (1994)

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1. Geek Down - J Dilla
2. Nothing Like - J Dilla
3. Won't Do - J Dilla
4. Whip You With A Strap - Ghostface
5. 10 Bricks - Raekwon w/ Ghostface & Cappadonna
6. Dynamite! - The Roots 
7. Move - Q-Tip
8. Ben Dova - Phife Dawg
9. Dooinit - Common
10. Sittin On Chrome (Ummah Remix) - Masta Ace
11. WOO-HAH!! Got You All In Check (The Jay-Dee Bounce Remix) - Busta Rhymes
12. Bulls* - Pharcyde
13. Verbal Clap - De La Soul
14. Gobstopper - J Dilla
15. McNasty Filth - Jaylib w/ Frank-N-Dank
16. Dirty - Slum Village w/ Dirt McGirt (ODB)
17. Keep It Moving - A Tribe Called Quest
18. Thelonious - Common w/ Slum Village
19. Love Movin' - J Dilla w/ Black Thought
20. Microphone Master (Jay Dee Remix) - Das EFX

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