Album Notes

Excerpt:
Makin' the transformation from street pharmacist to MC ain't nothin' new to hip-hop heads. But while most just exchange one hustle for another, Bowtie's story unfolds a little differently. The 29-year-old public housing representative has made it his personal mission to "free the people" through his music. "I'm not the only one to go through it," he says. "I'm just one of the first ones to speak on it."

"My message is for all public housin',....For the people that went through the same trials and tribulations as myself ." His sincerity and real life experiences are the essence behind his music. Anybody who has hustled on the killing fields, or just watched from the sidelines of their project window should be able to see the roaches in his flow and feel the hope in his heart...

Interview by Gotti
The Source Magazine September 2000