A post shared by @youngguru763A native of Washington DC, Thompson got his start playing for Chuck Brown’s legendary go-go band, The Soul Searchers, before joining “The Hitmen”.
There, he worked with New Edition, Tevin Campbell, Mary J. Blige, Usher and TLC and more. He also produced hits including “Big Poppa” by The Notorious B.I.G., Craig Mack’s “Flava in Ya Ear,” Faith Evans’ “Soon As I Get Home,” and Nas’ “One Mic.”Outside of music, Thompson also made a documentary about the Tuskegee Airmen that aired on the History Channel, and he was working on a film about his life and the Go-Go music scene in Washington D.C.
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