A Queens rapper using a streetwise attitude and a few ties to Puff Daddy’s pop-rap empire from the later ’90s, Mic Geronimo was raised hearing LL Great J and Big Daddy Kane, plus spirit acts like Stevie Question and Prince. Uncovered by manufacturer Irv Gotti (DJ Irv) at a skill present, Mic Geronimo agreed upon to Blunt/TVT and debuted using the 1995 LP The Organic. TVT wasn’t the esteemed label in hip-hop, as well as the record produced few waves regardless of the existence of many hard-hitting early singles, “Shit’s True” and “Masta I.C.” The 1997 record Vendetta noticed him with an increased profile, dealing with Puff Daddy-related serves the LOX as well as the manufacturer himself over the one “Nothin’ Move however the Money.”