The Story of Madmen, Phunky Entertainment, and the Demos That Started It All
Every artist has an origin story.
Mine didn’t begin as a solo artist.
It began with three teenagers in Birmingham, Alabama who believed they could build a record label.
The Beginning
While in high school at Ensley High School, I met Corey, better known as C-Man, through our shared interest in creativity, drawing and visual effects. After hearing one of my early music demos, he believed in what I was creating and introduced me to Sir Nat.
The three of us formed Madmen.
From the very beginning, our roles were clear.
- C-Man was one of the primary MCs.
- Sir Nat was the other primary MC.
- I was the producer.
C-Man brought a lyrical, hip-hop perspective.
Sir Nat brought a harder street perspective.
My job was to create the music that connected both worlds.
We didn’t have much equipment, so we did what countless young artists have always done—we created anyway. We beatboxed, freestyled, wrote lyrics, and dreamed about the future.
Eventually, the guys started encouraging me to rap too.
Without realizing it at the time, I was slowly becoming more than just the producer.
The Vision
By the time we were in the 10th through 12th grades, we had already mapped out an entire future for ourselves.
We weren’t thinking about one album.
We were thinking about building a label.
Phunky Entertainment.
Our original plan looked like this:
Madmen
What Album?
The group album that would introduce Madmen and establish the Phunky Entertainment name.
Then each artist would have their own identity.
C-Man
The Adventures of C-Man
A project built around C-Man’s lyrical style and hip-hop credibility.
Sir Nat
Out
A project rooted in Sir Nat’s unique perspective and voice.
Philmac
My albums were always intended to be different.
They were going to be experimental, conceptual, musical, and unpredictable—the place where I could push production, songwriting, and ideas beyond traditional boundaries.
Then the cycle would repeat.
Madmen.
C-Man.
Sir Nat.
Philmac.
That was our dream.
When Everything Changed
Life doesn’t always follow the blueprint you create as a teenager.
The group eventually went in different directions after I had already invested heavily in studio time.
Instead of giving up, I decided to continue creating music on my own.
That decision eventually became P-Funk.
Years later, in 1999, C-Man passed away.
His death permanently changed the future we had imagined together.
Although the original Madmen vision could never happen in the way we planned, the dream itself never disappeared.
It simply evolved.
The Demos
One of the things I’m most thankful for is that I kept some of the earliest recordings from that period.
I still have one of my original demo cassettes, which I later digitized to CD so it would be preserved.
That cassette contains early recordings, including:
- Piece (The Remix)
- Hot Cat Caper
These recordings are snapshots of where my production journey began.
They are not presented as polished releases.
They are presented as history.
You will find some of those early demos on this page because they document the beginning of my musical journey and the birth of Phunky Entertainment.
Out of respect for C-Man and his family, I have chosen not to post recordings centered on him. Some parts of our history are meant to remain personal.
Looking Back
It’s amazing to realize that ideas we created as teenagers are still influencing my music today.
P-Funk became my first released album.
Live My Life began as an idea in 1991, evolved over many years, and was finally released in 2026.
War In Heaven is the album that brings together the philosophical, musical, and creative ideas I have been developing for most of my life.
When people hear today’s music, they are hearing the continuation of a journey that started decades ago.
These demos are proof that the dream didn’t begin recently.
It began with three friends who believed they could build something together.
The path changed.
The people changed.
Life changed.
But the music never stopped.
Welcome to the beginning.