Evans was born on February 21, 1995, in Los Angeles County[1] (likely in the city of Long Beach, California).[4][5] One of three brothers raised by a single mother, he realized his passion for music at a young age, often singing at birthday parties. He credits his mother with pushing him to explore this early love for music and protecting him and his brothers from the pressures of gang culture and poverty.[6] He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School,[citation needed] and took a music education program at the Grammy Museum at age 18, where he fell in love with Frank Sinatra, whose bellowing voice was inspiring to the teenager.[7][2]