Born and Raised in Arizona Tallica A.K.A TALIKA (pronounced the same, Just spelled different) spent his first 4 years in Phoenix AZ before his Mom chose Drugs over him and his three older sisters. His father relocated them to Flagstaff Az where he grew up in a middle class house. Early years in life, Talika had speech problems growing up. He Went through speech therapy in elementary School and Most of his family didn’t think he would Talk normal the rest of his life. He loves 80’s Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, and Grunge with a Twist of Hiphop. He Started exploring his talents after his mother Over Dosed when he was 15 years old. He Started playing the Drums Because of Rock Band hanging with musically motivated People. Moved Down to Phoenix at the age of 21 for a fresh start after a rocky Breakup with his Ex girlfriend. He met two people he could actually call his friends in D Carter and Chino Jones. TALIKA wrote about 70 songs to beats on YouTube before actually stepping behind the Mic and Recording. Taking it seriously, He started making his own beats and Producing his own songs Learning From D Carter & Chino. TALIKA now produces for other artists in Phoenix Az & has a unique sound of Heavy 808’s, Dubstep like Melodies, Heavy Bars, with a Melodic twist. You wouldn’t even expect the Native American rapper to rap wearing Metal shirts, ripped Jean shorts, And High top Converse. That’s The Beautiful Deception of him. You only see what’s on the outside Until you look deeper.