Born Brent K. Woods, I am the youngest of 5 children. As a result of divorce I spent my early childhood and adolescence with my mother and 2 older siblings and the latter part of my youth with my father and an older brother. The changes in environment gave me different perspectives on life. I saw one side from that of a single mother struggling to raise her kids and the other from a father who had made mistakes and was doing everything he could to make sure his sons didn’t make the same mistakes as young men that he had.

But there was one thing consistent no matter where I lived; I was always drawn to the music of my environment. For example, my first appreciation for rhythm and sound started when I lived in New Orleans with its rich jazz culture and later in Charlotte, NC where I formed a love for hip-hop.

It was at age 13 that I came back to Kansas City to live with my father. I called that time period “The Golden Years of Hip-Hop”. A time in history where, if you’re younger than 25, you probably don’t have the privilege of remembering what original hip-hop was like. I imitated the styles and developed a passion and a longing to make this brand of music my own. I followed my desire to Houston, where I learned a lot about what not to do in this industry. That experience led to a time where I put music aside for awhile.

My brother, E-1, asked me to collaborate on some songs and write some tracks for the next CD. I got inspired again when I began focusing on the spiritual side of the music. I love putting the rhymes together with a message for the soul and the ears. There is nothing as satisfying as knowing that someone is listening to my lyrics and in their hearts saying “I feel that way too.” I'm very pumped about what my brother and I am working on next. Not just the CD part but the future projects we’re working on to provide mentorship for the youth who want a voice in spiritual logic.

Some people feel hip-hop out of pain but I feel hip-hop out of LOVE. LOVE of music…LOVE of my culture…LOVE of family…LOVE of people…LOVE of where I came from …LOVE of where I AM…A PASSION for SPIRIT & LIFE!