FLAGRANT WAS BORN, LARRY D. HUGHES ON THE EASTSIDE OF DETROIT MICHIGAN AT THE AGE OF 13 FLAGRANT MOVED TO A BETTER LIFE TO TRY AND ESCAPE THE TRAPS OF VIOLENCE AND DRUGS, WITH A STREETWISE FATHER WHO HE REMEMBER BEING NAMED (POPS), FLAGRANT WOULD BE WELL EQUIPPED FOR HIS NEW LIFE ON 7MILE AND GRATIOT "I REMEMBER WHEN MY BROTHER FIRST SHOWED ME THE IMFAMOUS RED CASSETTE TAPE, THE FIRST SONG I HEARD WAS ’P_SSY ANIT GOT NO FACE’" LITTLE DID FLAGRANT KNEW THAT (ESHAM) WOULD BE THE REASON WHY HE NO LONGER HAD THAT SAME INTEREST IN WHAT WAS CONSIDERED MAINSTREAM RADIO. "THE FIRST TIME I HEARD ESHAM WAS THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED WHAT MY TRUE PASSION WAS". BY THE AGE 16 FLAGRANT WAS SURROUNDED WITH PEOPLE WHO HELD THE SAME INTEREST AND WHO ALSO JUST HAPPEN TO LIVE NO LONGER THAN 10 MINS AWAY. THESE PEOPLE WERE DE, (KILLJOY) GUY, (MR.Y.U.G) LAVEL, (MR. HEART) JAMEY (A.B.K) BRIAN, (THA R.O.C) PAUL AND HIS BEST HOMIE JAMEY, (TWIZTID). NOT KNOWING AT THE TIME THAT THESE FRIENDS WOULD PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF WOULD NOW BE KNOWN AS (THE UNDERGROUND). IN 2006 FLAGRANT APPEARED ON LAVEL’S ATTACK OF THE CLONES AND LATER APPEARING ON BOTH OF LAVEL’S DIAMOND CUTZ MIXTAPES VOL. 1 AND 2 AFTER FIGHTING A LONG EXAUSTING BATTLE WITH THE MICHIGAN PENAL SYSTEM LATER FLAGRANT WOULD BE FEATURED ON A.B.K’S ORANGE AND BLACK SERIES GOING ON TO PERFORM ON SEVERAL NATIONAL TOURS. FINALLY FLAGRANT RELEASED HIS FIRST DEBUT E.P ENTITLED (FLAGRANT MUSICK) UNDER THE INDIE LABEL (NATIVE WORLD).