In the early ’90s, an unruly crew of dudes in army fatigues and Timberlands emerged from Brooklyn and made rap music a whole lot more exciting. The Boot Camp Clik was, and is, the collective of rappers from the groups Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, and OGC. Together, they made a whole lot of classics without ever fully crossing over to mainstream visibility, the way contemporaries like the Wu-Tang Clan did. But the BCC had an aesthetic of their own, and their ’90s bangers are timeless. Now, they’re back.
“He shared the plug. He didn’t monopolize information. He wanted everyone to win.” A few of Hovain’s friends took a moment to remember the late beloved manager.