Chris started rapping in the fifth grade, and got his name buzzing for the first time when he went to Hofstra University in Long Island, New York. There, he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and developed a reputation as a freestyler among the frat houses. He was arrested in his sophomore year in 2009 for being involved with a failed robbery attempt on a drug dealer on campus. He spent a week in jail and was banned from the school, after which he dedicated himself to making music.