Although he is widely celebrated as one of Hip-Hop's most gifted sample-based producers, 45 King actually has a history that goes back to the first generation MC crews before rap records were even a reality. MC Sha Rock of the Funky 4 and Funky 4 Plus One shares with Rock The Bells 45 King's role as the "record boy" for DJs Breakout and Baron [The Brothers Disco], the DJs for the Funky 4.

"He passed the records to DJ Breakout," she remembers. "He knew all of our routines and rhymes, so he primarily chose the records for us to rhyme to."

DJ Chuck Chillout revealed to Rock The Bells that Mark was his neighbor, and that his mother was a DJ. "45 King lived three blocks from me, and his mother was a DJ, so her record collection was crazy," he says.

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