Nappy was born in Fresno and later moved to Palmdale, CA at a young age. 

Being the youngest of four siblings, growing up he was influenced by his brother's, sister, and Parent's taste of music. Including Al Green, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Ice Cube, Aaliyah, Slum Village, Dr.Dre, Wu-tang clan, and Erykah Badu. 

 

Nappy is currently 1/2 of the hiphop/soul group BlueNotes (also with rapper Memnoc) providing production and engineering. Nappy is also releasing an 11 track album on February 21st, 2020 featuring artists such as Curren$y, Mick Jenkins, Blu, Iman Omari, Devin Morrison, Sy Ari Da Kid, and many more.