Krush Tha Boss
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Ronald W. Thompson III (born August 28, 1970), is an American music producer also known as Krush Tha Boss. Once an emcee until 2003, his production skills are compared in reference to Timbaland, P. Diddy, and The Bomb Squad in that he takes r&b classics, morbid sounds, and samples to create a sound he tags Northern Liquor. He is best known for his uptempo club style & his melodic slow jams back in his hometown.
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[edit] The Early Years
Thompson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he caught the bug of The Motown Sound that was sweeping the nation in the 1970's. By the time he was 5, he developed a strong love for the music and would be caught singing Jackson 5 hits word for word around the house. At age 8, he had written over 60 songs and also had a knack for writing short stories. But by the early 1980's, his love for music took a backseat to a new love of film. He began writing stories of movies he would see every weekend during the summer. An instant fan of John Carpenter, Steven Speilberg, James Cameron, and Brian DePalma, he wrote stories that his junior high school English teacher at Drew Middle School called "astounding close to miraculous".
[edit] The Shift Back To Music
In 1984, while still in middle school, Thompson was offered a book deal, but by not taking it serious enough, the publisher backed out. Approaching high school, with music almost extinct in his life, he pursued film making. Thinking he could be the next Brian DePalma, he took a film class as an elective and by the end of his first semester directed his first short film "Metamorphing". He continued writing and learned to write screenplays, full novels, and poetry. Then in February 1985, after watching the movie Krush Groove with his brothers and nephews, Thompson was asked by his younger brother Michael and his nephew Rashaan to help them in a rap battle against a group of rappers from another neighborhood. They won the battle and then almost overnight, made a name for themselves. Later on that year, they would become A.T.C. (Thompson became known as "Q.B. Krush" for his "quick and brutal" delivery & always crushed his opponent, Michael was known as "M.C. Nike" for his love affair and superb style in Nike shoes and apparel, but was as deadly on the mic as Krush was, and Rashaan was known as "The Def Master" for his terror he inflicted on the turntables doing things most DJs other than Jazzy Jeff and M.C.A.D.E. could only pull off) and fame struck for the group quickly. Krush's love for music (now hip-hop music) emerged. By the summer of 1986, A.T.C. (which stood for A. T.ouch of C.lass) was beginning to get attention. The group became even bigger when they won a spot on a local rap album called "Detroit Rapp" which was a compilation of other groups and soloists from Detroit. The album was released at the end of 1986. By 1987, A.T.C. was burning a trail of success. After being seen on a local dance show called "The Scene", they were being booked to do shows across the metro area. A.T.C. was also featured in The Detroit News as one of the hottest groups on the album. As hot as A.T.C. was, also with buzz from Silveree, Def D and No Name, The Original Crew and others on the album, it was met with disappointing sales. Still, success poured in for Q.B. Krush and his group. By the end of the year, A.T.C. was the number one rap group in the city being compared to The Kings From Queens, RUN-D.M.C. and had performed to packed houses, won talent shows, received TV and newspaper write-ups, and moderate radio play. Krush also became leader of one of the biggest crews in the city, The Legion Of Def (also known as The L.O.D.).
[edit] 1988: The Year Of Manhood
Throughout the year, Krush not only made a name for himself as a rapper, but as a producer also. During the summer of 1987, he produced underground hits for other hot up and coming rap artists such as M.C. Freeze, Shapone (known today as Joe Rizz), Whiplash, Excaliber II, M.C. Real The Serious D.O.G., First Class, 3DF, Steve Nitty, and Poe Hustlaz (all of which were members of The L.O.D.). Krush also burned a trail on the battlefield by never losing a rap battle. He was crowned "King" of the North and became "King Krush" after beating The Chillin' King (from the group "Xchange") who at the time was the only rapper in the city who was also undefeated. Also that summer, Krush put together a compilation of his own to shop The L.O.D. a record deal. He was slowly becoming the businessman of the crew as well. He shopped the compilation to Warner Bros. Records, Dream Team Records, Capitol Records, Def Jam Records, Profile Records, & the now defunct MCA Records. None of them called back.....except one. Rudy Pardee of Dream Team Records gave the compilation to The Arabian Prince (formerly of NWA) who at time was a scout for Ruthless Records. Krush and AP agreed to a term undiclosed. That was the beginning of the end for A.T.C. and The L.O.D. as tension in the crew escalated out of control. By the end of year, the chaos somewhat settled to a simmer, but far from squashed.
The deal from Ruthless never transpired. By 1988, Krush took a break from the rap game to finish school. Though he was busy with his rap group and crew, he took care of business when it came to his grades. In June 1988, Krush graduated from Mackenzie High School with a 3.50 GPA.
With all attempts to keep things together, A.T.C. and The L.O.D. officially broke apart by the fall of 1989. Now, Krush would begin a new decade solo.
