[2] Motsi Ski met MC Lee at Cooley High School and DJ Dunkin Hines through a mutual friend.
[2] The trio formed Detroit's Most Wanted in 1986 and were financed by a local drug dealer through the making of their debut album.
[3] DMW signed to Ichiban Records and secured national distribution through them some time after and released their most successful album to date, Tricks Of The Trade, Vol.
[4] At this point, The group began gaining a cult following that went beyond their hometown of Detroit and eventually earned the attention of MC Hammer.
[5] In the album, Motsi dissed his former partners DJ Duncan Hines and MC Lee in a remix to Legalize It as retaliation for them leaving taunting messages on his answering machine,[2] and also make fun of them in the album's liner notes by saying: Special shout out to them hoe niggas for going bootie i got tired of carrying yall hoes anyway bitch ass niggas.
[7] Throughout the mid-1990s, Motsi began experiencing legal troubles as he was incarcerated on separate occasions for marijuana possession, violating probation, and carrying a firearm as a convicted felon.
In 2004, Motsi reunited with DJ Dunkin Hines and MC Lee and reformed Detroit's Most Wanted.
[3] This re-release, known as the Special Anniversary Edition, featured an updated version of the original album's cover as well as a bonus disc of nine new songs.