Music Biography

Michael’s musical foundation was influenced by his late father Michael Burton Sr., and also by the rich musical heritage on his mother's side of the family; with roots tracing back to his late grandfather, Charles Street. Charles was a renowned lead gospel quartet singer with the Messiahs of Glory, a well-known group based on the west side of Chicago. 

Michael began exploring creative writing, poetry, and hip-hop, after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease at the age of 18. By the early 2000’s he got inspired to write a poem to accompany his artwork titled Let Me Paint a Picture while listening to fellow Chicagoan and poet J.Ivy; who was featured on Abstract Mindstate’s album We Paid Let Us In. 

This led to writing his first book, titled Let Me Paint a Picture; My Life, Growth, and Testimony, while participating in Chicago’s open mic scene for a few years. Though he never stopped writing, sharing his poetry resurged during life-changing events leading into the Covid season; where he began experimenting with spoken word and multimedia, and soon after, getting his first major feature on Dell-P's groundbreaking album "The People's Emcee," 

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