Known by the stage name Big Job, he is a Christian rapper with the hip-hop group Hostyle Gospel. He joined the group in 2005 after it was initially formed as a duo in 2003. He began rapping at the age of seven and began producing music at the age of nine. He earned a high school diploma from Manual High School in Peoria, Illinois, a degree in graphic design from Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois (where he met his fellow Hostyle Gospel members) and also a degree in recreation administration at Illinois State University.
