Anthony Mays was born on February 26, 1991 and grew up in the Northern California Bay Area. He became interested in music after listening to artist like Michael Jackson, Kris Kros, and Eminem. At the age of 10, he began writing lyrics and, by the age of 15 he recorded his first song at a friends studio. 
 After a failed attempt working with a label, Mays set forward to continue his career as an independent artist.