He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on the 22nd of April, 1990. He had a very difficult childhood. His parents were missionaries and travelled around the country, later his father suffered from depression because he had been cheated and abandoned by his wife and the child was often left without parental support. He started taking interest in rap when he was about ten. At the age of approximately fifteen he already lived in the basement experimenting with drugs and writing songs. In 2006 he created his first mixtape. In 2012 he gained approval from critics for his songs Wild Boy as well as Invincible. Starting from 2015 he has been performing in movies, such as Beyond the Lights.