Famouz Fame Born Frank Freeman from Kansas City Missouri grew up in a single home with his mother and siblings Fame like many others in his situation went through some tough times but found a passion for music at a young age listening to Michael Jackson he grew to love rap music after hearing nelly country Grammer and lil wayne the block is hot he recorded his first song at age 12 on his cousin school laptop but life would slow him from music but at age 18 he would gain a his passion back and this time he had a story to tell and the only way he knew how to tell it was through music because he. knew many could relate to his pain and story and he got two kids to push for as well