payneboi

I was born in Dayton, Ohio. I lived there until I was six, then moved to Johnson, South Carolina. That is when I decided to start pursuing my dream with music.

Music has always been a long term dream ever since I could remember. I did not have the best childhood, but what I took from it has made me what I am today and able to write the music I do. What made me enjoy music even more was when I saw how much emotion could be released when writing. Being able to write down your emotions, be it anger, sadness, love or hurt without going to other resources was an outlet for me.

At a young age I enjoyed meeting new people, it was not as hard as I perceived it to be. Letting them hear what I had to give was the best part, seeing their reaction and the look on their faces was priceless.

When I was 13, I moved to Gwinnett County, Atlanta, Georgia. I noticed everyone around me was into some form of music. I knew if I wanted to make it within the music industry I would have to be more competitive, strong-minded and more structured than most people or artists.

My biggest role model was my cousin, Jacob Padgett also known as, Major Payne. Everything he did was with love and compassion. I thank God for blessing me with him and putting such a wonderful person in my life, hearing him sing was what made me want to be like him with all I did in music, even though he was only here for a short time..

Major Payne passed away on March 19, 2009, that day I felt I lost a part of me. He taught me a lot about music and how to love it. Knowing that I’m doing something that reflects on him is the part that hurts, but doing what I love counts the most.