Harris was raised by a single mother and spent nearly four years in Chicago's homeless shelters starting at age seven. She grew up and went to school with other established Chicago rappers such as Lil Reese and Chief Keef. She got an early start into music and poetry at the age of ten by her involvement in her local church. It was also there that she got her start in performing, where she would perform for her local pastors by reciting poetry about her Christianity and faith.
When she was 13, she met a fellow churchgoer who encouraged her to turn the poetry into rap music, and she became infatuated with the art form. Career 2012–2016: Early output, Cum Cake, S.T.D (Shelters to Deltas), and Audacious She cites 50 Cent, Lil' Kim, and Da Brat as early influences to her musical style.
Harris released her first music video, 'Gold Digger' onto her official YouTube channel in August 2012.
