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I was born Jesse Gogarty, in Virginia Beach, VA on Sept. 27th, 1980. My father gave me a Tascam 244 four track recording device at the age of 11. Many hours were invested in that machine, even at my early age. My music influences include: Cypress Hill, KRS-One, De la Soul, Brand Nubian, A Tribe Called Quest, and The Neptunes. With $12 my partner, (W Fresh) and I, (then J Smoov), recorded a demo at Lynhaven Mall in Virginia. I was pretty unhappy with the demo, so I proceded with constructing my own beats. "It started from scratch no mics, keyboards, or beat machines/ a pair of broken headphones, oh I can speak through these/ then use my mouth to make the beat/ gain some clout up in the street/ hopefully I'll make some cheese/ and buy a set of keys/". I attended Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach where I was asked not to return during my 10th grade year. In 1999 I moved to Myrtle Beach and got my GED. After getting my (Good Enough Diploma), I started working at 40’s Ir...