hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æz wˈʌnhˈæf ʌv ɹˈæp dˈuːoʊ ɪlˈiːɡəl, ðə ɹˈæp ˈækt fˈɔːɹmd baɪ dˈæləs ˈɔːstɪn ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.
He started his career as one-half of rap duo Illegal, the rap act formed by Dallas Austin in the early 1990s.