Troyman was born and raised in the Bay Area of California a hip hop breeding ground to such hip hop icons as E-40, Too-Short, Digital Underground, and Tupac Shakur one of Troyman’s key musical influences. Troyman captivated viewers of Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow” with a memorable performance that received great feedback and resulted in him becoming one of the Final 4 in season one. If the saying is true that real artists are born and not created.