Roots system
Guyane · Chicago · Hamburg
GY
Guyane
French Guiana · Caribbean lineage · Martinique · St. Lucia
CHI
Chicago
US-American on his father's side — Midwest heat in the blood
HH
Hamburg
Home base · Chosenfewrecords · building from the underground
Film reel · Story
Back in the days
One continuous run — first heat to Boogiepark, mentors to full circle. Tap any frame for full size.
1995 · Metronome / Polydor
First heat
2ruff — Ya Ready?
Shortlord's first heat on the B-side
1995 — 2ruff “Ya Ready?” (Metronome / Polydor). Shortlord’s first heat on the B-side.
Booth · Stage · Crew
Underground film
Mentor · Friend
Nneka first concert
Tommy · Nneka · Shortlord
First ever
show
Tommy, Nneka, Shortlord — Nneka’s first ever concert. Shortlord was her mentor and friend; Tommy was her manager at the time.
Shortlord
Mentor · Friend
Tommy
Manager then
Nneka
First ever show
Vision · NAGA Apparel
Tour night → full circle
Big Twins · DE tour
Bonn · Köln · Die P first concert
The exact Shortlord × NAGA Apparel Jam — Big Twins (Mobb Deep) Germany tour night. Bonn · Cologne touchdowns; Die P’s first concert; the manager hook-up starts here.
↓ Years later · Hamburg
After her Hamburg show
Die P · full circle
Current frame — after Die P’s Hamburg show. Shortlord ran into the manager again and he admitted it all: the spark goes back to Shortlord × NAGA Apparel Jam on Big Twins’ (Mobb Deep) Germany tour (Bonn · Cologne) — Die P’s first ever concert, the night that promoter got hooked up as her manager. Vision from Shortlord and NAGA Apparel; both making serious heat years later.
30 years later
Boogiepark · hustle
Where it all started
Shortlord
& Lyn T
Shortlord and Lyn T — 30 years later in the Boogiepark studio where it all started. For Shortlord’s hustle.
End of reel · Still building