The artist known as Beastmode Beanz is from Petersburg, Virginia. Beastmode Beanz started taking music serious his senior year of high school; furthermore, he was a star football player that had to start making decisions about what he was going to do in the real world. While planning his future he became in tune with Lil Wayne as one of his favorite artist to listen to. Beanz was involved in two shootings: he was shot twice the first time then five times in the second shooting and had to be revived. The streets get a lot of the youth when they become adults in the small city of Petersburg, Va. Beanz lost his scholarship to play football at Hampton University and watched close friends lose their lives as well. He focused in on the music and started to record his vocals. While taking care of a couple court cases, his creativity in the music flourished as his sound became well known in the tri-cities of Virginia. Music was a lifesaver for Beastmode Beanz and you can hear it in his lyrics!