Born on Jan 30th 1992 in Barrie Ontario, Astin was raised in the north end of the city by his parents and 3 older brothers. He showed an interest in music from a young age and started recording when he was 12 years old under the name Urban Havoc; releasing several mixtapes and opening shows for Redman & Method Man, Lloyd Banks, Twista, Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch and Classified. 
 In early 2016 Astin began writing a song titled Tonight. The track would birth his rebranding and lead to him signing with Atwell Music. In June of 2017, Astin released his debut album titled Love & Self Loathing. Several months later, the instrumental for his lead single Best Friends was licensed by Coca Cola and used in a Sprite Ad featuring Lebron James.