Leanos was born on September 6, 1996, in Redlands, California, to Mexican parents.[8] Growing up, Leanos was poor and lived in motels most of his childhood.[2] He attended Redlands East Valley High School, but dropped out of high school in his freshman year, and spent several years at home unemployed.[10][11] Leanos took a job as a street cleaner and sold drugs[12] before he began rapping.[13] Leanos later pursued a photography career in support of several friends who were rappers.