While much of OTF hails from Chicago's South Side, Doodie Lo is a native of Kankakee, Illinois—50 miles south of the Windy City. "I grew up behind the K-Mart, in the Crestview Apartments, better known as 'the bricks,'" shares the 29 year-old-rapper of his small town. "I jumped out into the streets around 12, 13," the former athlete admits. The stakes would become higher during his teens. "I had my first daughter at 17, so I started hustling."