Born and raised on the Westside of Chicago Illinois, July 8 1986, the youngest of Yolanda Howard's three children and second youngest of Purvis Norwood's Joshua Hesogreat Howard was destant to be "GR8T". Motivated by a poem he wrote in his freshmen English class at George Westinghouse in which he compared life to a dog and received an applaud from the students and teacher this "Gram-a-titian" started writing raps at the age of 14 and has yet to put the pen and pad to rest. Today with nearly 300 songs written such as "Accustom", "What U Lookin At?", "Step By Step", "Run" and the heartfelt "Life Is...", "Please Lord" and "Come From Da Ghetto" this thoroughbred Chicagoan is ready to step outside the box and be heard by the world. Reason being is because "I HAVE A LOT TO SAY AND A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE TO OFFER TO THOSE THAT'S WILLING TO LISTEN" he quotes. With idols like Def Jam's Jay-Z, Loso, T.I., Jada, and Eminem and not to mention Chicago's very own Kanye West, Lupe and Common. This Indie artist has a sound like no other. Completely disgusted with "snap music" he's eager to bring back the "intelligence" of rap and entertain the "adult-teen" audiences. Like many rappers his inspiration comes from his life's experiences; but unlike most rappers money, cars, and drugs isn't the main topic.