 Born Sharif Lacey in West Philadelphia, Reef the Lost Cauze came up in hip-hop as a lethal battle-rap MC.Having spent a great deal of his childhood acting in plays and performing, Reef fell in love with Hip Hop at the age of eight and has been rhyming ever since.By the time he reached high school, he had earned a reputation as a deadly battle emcee, jumping in any and every cipher he came across.