#ThatOneTime BuckShot of Black Moon, Breaks down 'How Many MC's' Was made! #TrueHipHopS

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Kenyatta Blake a.k.a. Buckshot Shorty began rapping in neighborhood rhyming ciphers. In high school, he befriended 5 ft, DJ Evil Dee and Mr. Walt, who would evolve into the super production team Da Beatminerz.

In 1992, Buckshot, 5 ft and DJ Evil Dee, formed Black Moon. The trio released the single, "Who Got Da Props?" in 1993, which reached #86 on the Billboard Top 100 charts, landing them a recording deal with Nervous Records. Later that year, Black Moon released their first full-length album, Enta Da Stage to positive critical acclaim.

The album featured appearances by Havoc of Mobb Deep, as well as future Boot Camp Clik members, Tek and Steele of Smif N Wessun.

In 1994, with Dru-Ha, the two left Nervous Records and formed Duck Down Management. That same year, Buckshot signed and oversaw the creation of Smif-n-Wessun's debut album Dah Shinin', as well as adding Heltah Skeltah (Rock& Sean Price) and O.G.C.: Originoo Gunn Clappa (Starang Wondah, Top Dog, and Louieville Sluggah) to Duck Down's roster. During the summer, Buckshot took part in the collaboration the Crooklyn Dodgers (Buckshot, Masta Ace andSpecial Ed), releasing a single by the same name, on the soundtrack of Spike Lee's, Crooklyn.

Officially titled Duck Down Entaprizez in 1996, Buckshot, Dru-Ha and Smif N Wessun began work with 2Pac on the unreleased studio album One Nation. During this time Buckshot was dubbed, "The BDI Thug" by 2Pac.

March 1997 marked a milestone in Duck Down history. The collective of: Buckshot, Smif-n-Wessun (Tek and Steele),Heltah Skeltah (Rock and Sean Price), and O.G.C.: Originoo Gunn Clappaz (Starang Wondah, Top Dog and Louieville Sluggah) formed the super group, The Boot Camp Clik, who released their debut album, For the People. A remix of "Night Riders" was recorded featuring Aaliyah, but the single was never released, due to conflicts between record labels.