around 2010, phresher started to release singles, eps, and music videos onto the internet, which saw minor success. he released his debut mixtape, "take it personal", in 2015. in 2016, his single "wait a minute" was pitched to the youtube global music team by the young 'n grateful group, becoming an instant success. following "wait a minute" receiving several million views, the video caught the attention of rapper 50 cent, who later appeared on a remix of the song along with rapper remy ma. the song appeared as a bonus cut on the dj whoo kid mixtape "lost flash drive" and released on g-unit records. rapper royce da 5'9" also put forth a freestyle remix over "wait a minute." following royce promoting the remix via social media, eminem made a notable mention of the freestyle. eminem's heavy revere as to royce's word play ultimately led the detroit rapper to become interested in phresher.