This trailblazing group helped the Chicago scene grow into an identity of its own in the early 90s. | ✍️ imleor
Schoolly D’s 1985 single “Gucci Time” inspired Wicks to pick up the mike. “The way he comes in, ‘Lookin’ at my Gucci, it’s about that time,’” he says, “I’m like, ‘Oh my God, this is incredible. I can do this! I should do this. I’m going to do this.’”
“I was automatically attracted to her vibe and energy,” Wicks says. “Something about her was just different. I knew she was gay, that she was out, but it didn’t matter.” Wicks liked the idea of being in a group of MCs backed by a female DJ, since he couldn’t think of any other act with that kind of lineup. And he wanted that DJ to be Branch. “I always felt like, ‘This is a person I need to spend lots and lots of time talking to,’” he says. “‘She has the keys to the vault.
When Branch returned to Chicago in 1991, she wanted to start DJing again. Her old friend Duro Wicks pitched her on spinning at his open mike. She had only a passing familiarity with hip-hop, so Wicks brought her a crate of records he was sure she’d like. Jones booked Wicks into the space for a weekly party on Sundays, and that choice of day turned out to be a boon. As director Dave Steck points out, at the time the CTA offered unlimited rides on all lines every Sunday with a Supertransfer pass—an innovation that had already helped unite Chicago hip-hop once before. In the 1980s, graffiti writers from across the city converged at a variety of meetup spots for what they called Supertransfer Sundays.
“Links gave me an understanding of how things could go in the best-case scenario,” Kalamka says, “and understanding how that was a particular kind of lightning in a bottle.” He Who Walks Three Ways played to packed houses every Sunday, which meant they got paid. Kalamka says he took home $100 or so each week, which helped him cover his basic needs as a commuter student at Chicago State. And the series helped He Who Walks Three Ways build credibility in the flourishing hip-hop scene.
To land a deal, He Who Walks Three Ways had to make demos. They recorded more times than Wicks can remember. Clark, the hype man, worked with producer Chris Csíkszentmihályi to help source samples. Wicks and Kalamka wrote lyrics, often bringing them to the rest of the group for feedback. Branch added turntable scratches and occasional backing vocals.
He Who Walks Three Ways did reach people with their music, even though they never succeeded the way Wicks dreamed they would. When I spoke to “Coolout Chris” Hawkins, he rapped the hook for their song “Virus”—he couldn’t remember the title, but he knew the cadence and lyrics perfectly. . A few years ago, Kalamka first heard the 2000 self-titled album by Deltron 3030, whose lineup includes Del the Funky Homosapien.
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