Ad Kapones words written by Gabe
It all started in EPA California. Me Kapone ( Adam Hicks ) and Mac Ten ( Philip Allen ). We became friends in kindergarden. By elementary school we got introduced to rap music, we started rapping and break dancing on the school playground. We both went to Ravenswood Middle School, thats when we took it to the next level. We were introduced to Ms. East, our drama teacher. She taught us an appreciation for music, dance and performing. Ten already had musical background, he played the drums and piano at his grandmother's church ( Big Mama Vaghn ). We started doing plays and holiday assemlblys at school. When we told Ms. East about our rappin she made it possible for us at recess lunchtime and created an after school program to allow us to practice our raps and perform. We built a crew called the K.O.D. ( Kings Of Def ). The crew was deep. It was me, Ten, Glenny Glenn ( Glen Spotwood ), Tiny T ( Tyrone Burst ), The E ( Eric Rizzell ), Icee D ( Donnie Fambro ), Spicy D ( Dajuan Brown ), Brucie B ( Bruce Leapoga ), Chunk ( Leon Aiyers ) and Doc Louie ( Steven Williams ). We started doing local talent shows but we were losing because we were disorganized. So my mom, Momma Kapone, got us together in my living room and backyard and helped choreograph us. We wasnt no New Edition or nothin, we just needed to learn to be organized on stage. Plus our arch nemesis J.V.C. lead by my homeboy C-Funk, Captain Crunch at the time Marcus McKinley had they shit tight. They kept killin us in talent shows. We worked hard and got our shit tight. We entered this big talent show in San Jose called The Jabber Walk. Ms. East got us into the show and had confidence in us that we could win. We had one problem - Ten's grandmother wouldnt let him come and he was a big factor in our group. She was very religious and I guess she didnt feel that the music we did was appropriate. But knowing how sweet and kind she was, on top of being very strict, she just didnt understand. So I convinced my mom to go talk to her and she convinced her to let him come. Right before the summer of 1989 we won 2nd place. After that show the KOD dismantled. Tiny T moved to Mississippi, Icee D moved to Sac and the rest of the members just faded away. A couple of weeks before our show that put us on the map, the Juneteenth festival, Ten moved to Mountain View to live with his aunt. This was our one and only chance to defeat our rivals JVC. So teh remaining members, me, Chunk, Doc Louie and E got ready for battle. JVC tore the house down. They performed right before us. Nervous as hell, we took the stage. We did good but we couldnt beat JVC, their shit was too tight. We had one more chance to prove ourselves at the talent show at Kelly Park, also known as the Onetta Harris Community Center in Menlo Park. We had to come with something hot. I remember back at Ravenswood, Doc Louie bought this kinda like a portable Kareoke machine, it had 2 mics and we could play an instrumental and rap over the beat. All this time we were doing the beat box but it was time to take it to the next level. We had this song called "Cartoons" that Ten used to play the piano on, it was actually his song and we couldnt do it without him. Me and Doc used to do "Rock The House" by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, featuring Ready Rock C on the beat box, so Doc used to do the beat while I did Fresh Prince's part, it was hella tight. Going through some of my mom and Doc;s mom's old records we came across "Do Wa Ditty" by Zap and came up with a some called "Ad and Docs In The Place To Be". With that and my remix of "Rock The House", we had strong weapons. I was introduced to Sean T through Chunk. He lived on the other side of town called The Gardens or the "G", me and Chunk use to catch the bus or ride our bikes over to Sean's house, Sean had the beat machines and keyboard and turntables in his house. Back then I thought Sean was the shit, he made tight beats and me and Chunk recorded a few songs over at his house. We had this one called "Smooth" to Zapps "Be Alright", the one 2Pac used for "Keep Your Head Up". At that time, the summer of 88, Doc and his mom had fallen out and so he moved with his aunt and started grindin, and gettin his hustle on. So he took some money and rented some studio time at this place behind my house that me and my homies used to hop the fence, break in and steal boxes of Too Shorts old 75 Girls and Born To Mack tapes, called Music Annex. We recorded Ad and Doc, and "Mic 1,2 Reality" which we started calling ourselves "Facing Reality". As Chunk was spending more and more time working with Sean T working on solo projects, me and Doc was at Music Annex until it got too expensive. Luckily Doc's uncle Jabbo had a studio at his house and we started recording there. The big day had come, the talent show at Kelly Park, the house was packed but again, another problem had arrose. The spot that Doc was hustlin at and me and Chunk's part of town had beef, due to my homeboy and his disagreements, plus we had a new threat "The KS Rappers" ( a group of youngstas like ABC "Anotha Bad Creation" - Quazzar, Reese Cup and my homeboy Scoot Dogg. I had heard they were tight but we didnt know they were that tight, plus JVC. It was almost time to go on, it was a lot on tension in the air. It had already been a fight in the parking lot and Doc hadnt showed up yet. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and when I turned to see who it was it was Ten, he heard we was performing and came to see JVC and KS Rappers rocked the house and now it was our turn. Doc had ran in right on time, I insisted that Ten come on stage with us. We had about a minute or 2 until we went on, I was nervous as hell. We went outside, got some fresh air in my head, I was praying that I dont mess up. This is our night to prove ourselves in front of our whole city. We heard them calling our names to the stage, I heard the crownd clapping and cheering, we let Ten go on and get the crowd hype, then we came on with the "Rock The House" number, then me and Chunk went into the "Smooth" song, then Chunk went into a song he did that I did the hook on. Then we went into Ad and Doc, the crowd went wild, so wild that a fight broke out then gun shots rang out. 2 people was shot, people were getting trampled over and stampeded on. The police made a couple arrests. The next day in the newspapers front cover read "A Riot Breaks Out At Talent Show And Rap Group 'Facin Reality' Is To Blame". That would be the end of "Facin Reality" and the birth of "Totally Insane".
Part 2 comin tomorrow.
It all started in EPA California. Me Kapone ( Adam Hicks ) and Mac Ten ( Philip Allen ). We became friends in kindergarden. By elementary school we got introduced to rap music, we started rapping and break dancing on the school playground. We both went to Ravenswood Middle School, thats when we took it to the next level. We were introduced to Ms. East, our drama teacher. She taught us an appreciation for music, dance and performing. Ten already had musical background, he played the drums and piano at his grandmother's church ( Big Mama Vaghn ). We started doing plays and holiday assemlblys at school. When we told Ms. East about our rappin she made it possible for us at recess lunchtime and created an after school program to allow us to practice our raps and perform. We built a crew called the K.O.D. ( Kings Of Def ). The crew was deep. It was me, Ten, Glenny Glenn ( Glen Spotwood ), Tiny T ( Tyrone Burst ), The E ( Eric Rizzell ), Icee D ( Donnie Fambro ), Spicy D ( Dajuan Brown ), Brucie B ( Bruce Leapoga ), Chunk ( Leon Aiyers ) and Doc Louie ( Steven Williams ). We started doing local talent shows but we were losing because we were disorganized. So my mom, Momma Kapone, got us together in my living room and backyard and helped choreograph us. We wasnt no New Edition or nothin, we just needed to learn to be organized on stage. Plus our arch nemesis J.V.C. lead by my homeboy C-Funk, Captain Crunch at the time Marcus McKinley had they shit tight. They kept killin us in talent shows. We worked hard and got our shit tight. We entered this big talent show in San Jose called The Jabber Walk. Ms. East got us into the show and had confidence in us that we could win. We had one problem - Ten's grandmother wouldnt let him come and he was a big factor in our group. She was very religious and I guess she didnt feel that the music we did was appropriate. But knowing how sweet and kind she was, on top of being very strict, she just didnt understand. So I convinced my mom to go talk to her and she convinced her to let him come. Right before the summer of 1989 we won 2nd place. After that show the KOD dismantled. Tiny T moved to Mississippi, Icee D moved to Sac and the rest of the members just faded away. A couple of weeks before our show that put us on the map, the Juneteenth festival, Ten moved to Mountain View to live with his aunt. This was our one and only chance to defeat our rivals JVC. So teh remaining members, me, Chunk, Doc Louie and E got ready for battle. JVC tore the house down. They performed right before us. Nervous as hell, we took the stage. We did good but we couldnt beat JVC, their shit was too tight. We had one more chance to prove ourselves at the talent show at Kelly Park, also known as the Onetta Harris Community Center in Menlo Park. We had to come with something hot. I remember back at Ravenswood, Doc Louie bought this kinda like a portable Kareoke machine, it had 2 mics and we could play an instrumental and rap over the beat. All this time we were doing the beat box but it was time to take it to the next level. We had this song called "Cartoons" that Ten used to play the piano on, it was actually his song and we couldnt do it without him. Me and Doc used to do "Rock The House" by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, featuring Ready Rock C on the beat box, so Doc used to do the beat while I did Fresh Prince's part, it was hella tight. Going through some of my mom and Doc;s mom's old records we came across "Do Wa Ditty" by Zap and came up with a some called "Ad and Docs In The Place To Be". With that and my remix of "Rock The House", we had strong weapons. I was introduced to Sean T through Chunk. He lived on the other side of town called The Gardens or the "G", me and Chunk use to catch the bus or ride our bikes over to Sean's house, Sean had the beat machines and keyboard and turntables in his house. Back then I thought Sean was the shit, he made tight beats and me and Chunk recorded a few songs over at his house. We had this one called "Smooth" to Zapps "Be Alright", the one 2Pac used for "Keep Your Head Up". At that time, the summer of 88, Doc and his mom had fallen out and so he moved with his aunt and started grindin, and gettin his hustle on. So he took some money and rented some studio time at this place behind my house that me and my homies used to hop the fence, break in and steal boxes of Too Shorts old 75 Girls and Born To Mack tapes, called Music Annex. We recorded Ad and Doc, and "Mic 1,2 Reality" which we started calling ourselves "Facing Reality". As Chunk was spending more and more time working with Sean T working on solo projects, me and Doc was at Music Annex until it got too expensive. Luckily Doc's uncle Jabbo had a studio at his house and we started recording there. The big day had come, the talent show at Kelly Park, the house was packed but again, another problem had arrose. The spot that Doc was hustlin at and me and Chunk's part of town had beef, due to my homeboy and his disagreements, plus we had a new threat "The KS Rappers" ( a group of youngstas like ABC "Anotha Bad Creation" - Quazzar, Reese Cup and my homeboy Scoot Dogg. I had heard they were tight but we didnt know they were that tight, plus JVC. It was almost time to go on, it was a lot on tension in the air. It had already been a fight in the parking lot and Doc hadnt showed up yet. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and when I turned to see who it was it was Ten, he heard we was performing and came to see JVC and KS Rappers rocked the house and now it was our turn. Doc had ran in right on time, I insisted that Ten come on stage with us. We had about a minute or 2 until we went on, I was nervous as hell. We went outside, got some fresh air in my head, I was praying that I dont mess up. This is our night to prove ourselves in front of our whole city. We heard them calling our names to the stage, I heard the crownd clapping and cheering, we let Ten go on and get the crowd hype, then we came on with the "Rock The House" number, then me and Chunk went into the "Smooth" song, then Chunk went into a song he did that I did the hook on. Then we went into Ad and Doc, the crowd went wild, so wild that a fight broke out then gun shots rang out. 2 people was shot, people were getting trampled over and stampeded on. The police made a couple arrests. The next day in the newspapers front cover read "A Riot Breaks Out At Talent Show And Rap Group 'Facin Reality' Is To Blame". That would be the end of "Facin Reality" and the birth of "Totally Insane".
Part 2 comin tomorrow.
