Every serious catalog eventually needs an origin story that is not a costume.
The Code Black research lane tracks a Handy-line path with an Africa anchor in the Yalunka / Futa Jallon highlands (Upper Guinea) memory, through family history, into Las Vegas as the present operator city. This is not tourism ancestry content. It is the spine behind why the music treats name, blood, and ledger as serious.
Why genealogy belongs on a music site
- Identity without receipts becomes marketing.
- Receipts without art become a tree PDF nobody plays.
- The twin / Code Black historian lane exists so the story can be cited, not improvised in interviews.
What we publish carefully
- Public-safe framing of lineage themes
- Links between family discipline and athletic / music work ethic
- Clear separation from speculative "famous cousin" internet lore
FAQ
Is this DNA-test content?
No. It is family-history + Code Black research framing for the art.
Why Vegas?
Vegas is the operating city—where the catalog and businesses run.
Does genealogy change the music?
It changes why the catalog refuses to be shallow.
Where does deeper Code Black research live?
Internal dossiers and the codeblack lane—not every detail is public-facing.