Posted on Nov 28, 2000, Source: Cleveland Free Times
"Three years ago, Simmons, a lifelong hip-hop fan, invested $300 to record an album by a trio of rappers the Hellish Made Clique that he heard rhyming in a friends living room. A deputy at the 1st District sheriffs office, Simmons initiated the project as little more than a hobby. Disappointed by the production of the album, he decided to put it on the Internet, hoping that would mask some of the sound flaws. A year after the debut from HMC was finished, the band was getting over 1,500 downloads a week, mostly from people in places where the Internet was the kids only access to rap."
