Hello fans, I thought i'd tell you as much as I can about me as possible for your interest, it's not everything but here goes…. I was born in South-East London (Southwark), moved to Nottingham for 2 years then back to London again living in North-West (Wembley). Parents? My dad (Leroy Benta) originates from Antigua and my mother (Jasmin Benta) her parents originate from Jamaica (West Indian… very Indian looking). I don't know where the Indian in me comes from but there's traces of it somewhere in my family tree. In the part of London I'm from there are a lot of problems with society with the youth, its very rough and aggressive, but throughout my life growing up in those areas I manage to keep above the wrong avenues and sustain a strong focus with my life and set a positive role model for the younger kids.

I'm the second child of 4 in my family, with three brothers (Leroy, Eric, and Leyton) who I love very much. I spent my primary years in Surrey Square Primary School, Arkwright Primary School (Nottingham) and Vicars Green Primary, during these years I was part of a school choir, I had a very high pitch voice!!! Teachers classed me as the "talented young brat", with musical talents such as playing the guitar and recorder. My first rap performance was when I was 10 years old, but at the time it wasn't a serious thing for me, I just enjoyed performing. Acting in stage shows made teachers use me in productions in school all the time, the enjoyment made me stronger as an artist, and during one of these shows a television producer viewed me and I got my first professional acting job (Cookie Jar Family). Also during these years I had the unfortunate loss of my grandmother ‘Marjorie Ernestine Benta' R.I.P, I watched her die in hospital and this was a major impact on my life at that moment. I was very close to her and a part of me was destroyed but at the same time a part of me grew. To this day present I would say that her death is the root of my position and the core of my talent…

My high school years were in Copland Community School based in Wembley. 5 years of studying and detentions hehehe!!!! I'd say I was quite intelligent but definatley not a geek! In high school there were many ups and downs. I was quite troublesome but at the same time I was bullied quite a lot mentally, but I'm glad I was because it created my mind to be so strong where I can use those memories plus the memory of my grandmother in art. The Alto-Saxophone was the instrument for learning during these years but I didn't choose to pursue it in the end. Hiphop was a major influence for my generation and during school was when I started to pick up on it and write my own music, the type of lyrics I write are positive and enjoyable (I guess you can call me commercial). It took years to master the technique of timing with my lines and incorporating my life's emotions into the delivery and performance. Drama was my major topic and this was where I started getting properly interested in the arts, with combining music and drama. I remember analysing movies and watching actors and saying things like " I want to be like that" or "I can do better than that". Drama was chosen for one of my options for examination and I did stage shows for each year of my time in high school.

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