Born and raised as Richard Harwell, TikiMane was brought up in Salt Lake City, Utah where his first introduction to rap music started. During that young age, video game music helped him and his brother Morgan produce beats with a simple keyboard, bass, and snare drums recorded on a tape recorder. After a few attempts to get his music out, TikiMane was assisted by the music producer koffi Sessi, The Dream was coming together with this amazing producer, but then TikiMane felt the pain from the loss of his brother. After letting go of music for a few years after the passing of his brother, TIkiMane met up with his biological brothers to create music again by creating the group Dirty Dope Boyz. While Being Part of this group, another artist and producer signed the group the the record label MayhemNoiz. After making music with this recording label for a year, MayhemNoiz Dropped the group and Tikimane and the group parted ways. Currently TikiMane Resides in Salt Lake City, he desires to make an immediate impact on the community for the transformation and change.