Raised just 10 minutes from down town Memphis,TN the atmosphere of music from people like Shirley Brown Three 6 Mafia DJ Zirk Gangsta Blac Playa Fly The Charmels Al Green B.B. King inspired Mical Rippa with a different view of life in general, the streets of West Memphis,AR being polluted with drugs, murder, crooked police, and prostitution...its safe to say theres plenty influences for Mical Rippa to give as much sauce to any recipe needed.