 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Akaberekerwa muAtlanta, Georgia, ndiye mwanakomana womufundisi weBaptist; kufarira kwake nziyo kwakatanga achiri muduku. Akanga ari nhengo yeAtlanta Boy Choir uye akapinda Chikoro cheNorthside cheUnyanzvi hwekuita zvino North Atlanta High School kwaakakunda mumitambo nemimhanzi. Mukuwedzera pakutamba muboka rebhora, akanga ari nhengo yeboka rose reguta uye chorus yose yenyika pamwe chete nemudzidzi wokutanga munhoroondo yechikoro anobvumirwa kutora chikamu muChorus neBand. Chido chake chekutamba nhabvu yekoreji chakapedzisira chaita kuti agamuchire bhezari rekutamba kuThe Citadel muCharleston, South Carolina uko aive katatu-AA All American anorwisa lineman, achipedza kudzidza muna 1991 aine dhigirii reBachelor muChirungu. Akava nomukurumbira saThe Singing Knob nokuda kwokuridza kwake serenade kune vamwe vadzidzi uye nokuda kwokuita kwake O Holy Night pamutambo wegore negore weKrisimasi wechiedza chemwenje. Akavambawo ndokuimba mukwaya yeevhangeri yechikoro. Tarenda rake rakaratidzwa muSports Illustrated uye paCBS Sports College Football Today. Muna 1991 akakokwa kuimba rwiyo rwenyika paNBA All-Star GamemuCharlotte, North Carolina. Pashure pokupedza kufunda akagamuchira nzvimbo nekambani ye3M somumiriri wokutengesa womunzvimbomo munharaunda yeWashington D.C. Ari munzira kuenda kumusangano wokutengesa muCalifornia akasangana nomudzimai wake womunguva yemberi Denise Wright, mushandi wendege. Iye inhengo yechikamu cheBeta Mu chehama yeOmega Psi Phi. 