Mathematics

A member of the Wu-tang family, DJ/producer Mathematics (aka Dj Allah Mathematics) is the man the group members turn to when they want that classic Wu sound, and he is rumored to have drawn the original "W" logo. Born Norman Porter in south-side Jamaica, Queens, Mathematics was exposed to hip-hop culture at an early age. His older brother brought home mixtapes of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Treacherous Three, Cold Crush Brothers, and others jamming at area block parties. There were no double tape decks at the time, so Mathematics and his brother made copies by pushing two boom boxes together, one playing and one recording.



The future producer originally thought of himself as an MC and imitated Spoonie Gee, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, and other favorites, but a realization that it was the DJ who controlled the tempo and flow changed everything. Influenced by early greats like Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, and Dj Charlie Chase, he started DJing block parties in the '80s while his brother hooked him up with future Wu-tang member Gza. Gza was working with the Cold Chillin' label and needed a DJ, but this was only the beginning of Mathematics' Wu-tang association.

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