Johnny Burns met DJ Quik at a concert in 1997 and made his debut the following year on Quik's Rhythm-al-ism, quickly becoming one of Quik's most promising protégés and landing a feature on Snoop Dogg's No Limit Top Dogg. He and Suga Free released the compilation The Konnectid Project Vol. 1, pulling in West Coast talent from across the scene. Mugged, shot and killed in his hometown of Compton on July 4, 2000 — one day before his solo debut Non Fiction was set to be finished. It was released posthumously later that year.
