YG grew up in Compton, a self proclaimed gangbanger who would rob and steal. He got his hands on his first g*n when he was in his teens and his family moved him out of Compton believing that their son would end up either in jail or d3ad but he kept going back to the hood because it was the only world he understood. He initially found success online and was given the title ‘King Of The J3rk’ an artist name he never decided to adopt