Born on October 19, 1992, Banks spent much of his early years at home with a great deal of responsibility as his father was incarcerated when he was 7 months old.[8] He recalled that there were times when he did not have enough food in his home when he was younger. He started his first breakthrough social media channels like Myspace and YouTube, and became more fond of the idea of being a rapper once his online fan base started to grow more rapidly than expected.[9] Banks took his career more seriously after becoming a father at 17 and dropping out of his high school, Paul Robeson High School, in order to join the Black Disciples, a street gang in Chicago.[10] Soon after joining he began to get into trouble with the law and served time in October 2011 due to gun charges, including possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number.[11] He later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated unauthorized use of a weapon, according to court records.[11]