At a young age, Caskey would listen to Heavy metal as he was into instrumentalization, however his older sister got him into rapper groups such as N.W.A, and Three 6 Mafia in his elementary school years. Shortly after, he started listening to rappers such as Nas, Eminem and Dead Prez heavily. After releasing mixtapes independently including No Complaints (2012), Caskey signed to Birdman's Cash Money Records and Republic Records in August 2012.