Born and raised in the Bay Area, Dirt Nasty started rappin' on karaoke machines at the age of 14. He grew up listening to Too $hort, Geto Boys, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Sade. Never having a father figure to look up to, he learned about the game, the streets, and the ladies from his record collection. Now Hollywood is his home, where he founded and started the three man group Dyslexic Speedreaders (which included Mickey Avalon and Andre Legacy).