"I was your first music, I used to make beats and say Go Tata, Get Busy, Go Tata..I did that for all of my children, everyone got the Get Busy"- Abu
I was born in 1988 Hip-Hop's golden year. My parents were teenagers, 17 and 18 years old at the time and just like most kids in the 80's my Abu was engulfed in everything Hip-Hop. Even right now while writing this article he's texting me a plethora of artists that he listened to. For example, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Juice Crew, Eric B and Rakim, EPMD and Run DMC all who had a great 88' according to him. He always says, "It was more artists back then and everybody sounded different and DJ's used to rock the crowd too." As far back as I can recall I have been encompassed by Hip-Hop. Even my own father associates my birth with Rap album releases. As a result, it was a matter of time before I caught the same bug. …show more content…
Abu: You know Music is in your genes right? You Always liked music it was born in you.
Me: Yea, Umi told me I would walk around with my Playskool microphone and tape recorder, rapping Black Sheep 'The Choice is Yours' and when "Engine, Engine number 9" would come on I would crouch down until the "pick it up, pick it up" part came on.
Abu: Sounds right, Yo, I remember you used to love that Eve song, *sings* "Got a man that I think I'm gonna love forever" I still have that home video of you rapping that song in
I was born in 1988 Hip-Hop's golden year. My parents were teenagers, 17 and 18 years old at the time and just like most kids in the 80's my Abu was engulfed in everything Hip-Hop. Even right now while writing this article he's texting me a plethora of artists that he listened to. For example, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Juice Crew, Eric B and Rakim, EPMD and Run DMC all who had a great 88' according to him. He always says, "It was more artists back then and everybody sounded different and DJ's used to rock the crowd too." As far back as I can recall I have been encompassed by Hip-Hop. Even my own father associates my birth with Rap album releases. As a result, it was a matter of time before I caught the same bug. …show more content…
Abu: You know Music is in your genes right? You Always liked music it was born in you.
Me: Yea, Umi told me I would walk around with my Playskool microphone and tape recorder, rapping Black Sheep 'The Choice is Yours' and when "Engine, Engine number 9" would come on I would crouch down until the "pick it up, pick it up" part came on.
Abu: Sounds right, Yo, I remember you used to love that Eve song, *sings* "Got a man that I think I'm gonna love forever" I still have that home video of you rapping that song in