At the age of 12, him and his family moved to Brooklyn, and he eventually joined the Air Force, stationing in Riverside, California. While there, he met Mr. Mixx and Amazing Vee, and the three formed the iconic dirty rap/pornocore group 2 Live Crew in 1984. He also has had a sporadic solo career as well, starting with "The Chinaman", which was released in 1992.