Flex Kartel was born in Hyattsville, MD with heavy roots to Jamaica from his parents. Flex Kartel discovered his talent and strong passion for music relatively early in life. His music seamlessly weaves between the genres of old school hip-hop, rap with a message, pop with a pulse and R&B soul. Flex Kartel is no stranger to adversity; he’s been able to triumph his past run-ins with law. In his early-life Flex had been arrested and tried for two felonies. One for attempted robbery and another for attempted murder. Regardless he overcame the cases formed against him and chose to put his focus into music rather than the streets. Far from a freshman, Flex Kartel and has been thoroughly groomed for public consumption he was featured on a episode of HBO’s hit show “Crashing”. Flex Kartel is also a veteran at entertaining crowds at major venues ranging from 100 to 10,000 people. He recently accompanied Wale performing on his Shine Tour, which more than half of the 20 dates were sold out expanding his diverse fan base. He’s also joined Wale on tour with Nas during the summer/fall season of 2017.