Pradana Rizky known as Kyriz Boogieman and also as the Boogiemen was born on May 4, 1985 in Jakarta, Indonesia — As a kid, he always had a fond in music. Mostly because of his father who was really into those Motown era. In 1995, he moved with his family to New York, United States where he was introduced to the birthplace of Hip-Hop and R&B. As time goes by, his environment made him fall in love with that certain genre even more. Thus, he started to dig deeper into the art of poetry, spoken words, and rap. By the time he moved back to Jakarta in 1998, he saw there was a potential Hip-Hop movement that he wanted to be involved in for the long run.