Ironically not liking choir and music class in school very much, around 8 years old he bought his 1st tapes Dr. Dre The Chronic and E-40 The Mailman while olderpeers around him playedartists such as NWA, Scarface, 8Ball and MJG. Jai Blizz's older step brother wrote music for him at the age of 10 just to play around with but soon after he began to write his own bars the same year. The first material eas never kept but at the age of 12 when Jai Blizz was staying in Nashville he had a few friends who rapped and it was from there he began to take musicseriously and build his portfolio from there whilelistening to DMX 2 Pac and most No Limit artists. Between moving city to city and missing school in his early teens he wrote music everyday. From 6th to 8th grade he actually only was enrolled in school less than a year of his middle school years and he found himself running the streets often so the knowledge came to him 1st hand. At 13 years old he recorded his 1st song with some guys that brought him to the studio.At 15 he did his 1st performances in talentshows and other eventsbut he never couldadvance too far in musicdue to a string of legaltroubles from thefts to robberies. By the time when he did get back in school which was supposed to be his freshman year he spentmost of his days in school writing music, and was only going to schoolbecause he was on probation. At the age of 16 he had wrote over 400 full original songs and was respected for his craft and recognized wherever he went for his talent. He actually began with a fast style but slowed it down eventually so he could focus on his lyricalcontent. At the age of 16 he began selling drugs and msking money he neverseen which he would buy keyboards, karaokemachines etc to help practice his craft but not knowing the musicbusiness or taking it seriously as he should've he didn't know how to invest. At 17 he caught 3 drug sales whicheventually sent him to prison. The 2 years therehe wrote bars and battledother inmates and was respected as a lyricist. Upon release on parole at 20 years old he recordedhis 1st 2 songs on his own. Hd ended up going back to prison for a paroleviolation but after beingreleased from he finishedhis 1st mixtape 4 Da Luv of Da Minne (2008) and Beast Of Tha Lakez (2009) in which he pushed aroundMinnesota then took a step forward and went to Memphis then Atlanta to promote. Unfortunatelyhis 4th day in ATL he got in serious legal trouble whichlanded him on probationthere for years. Whilestruggling with a new city, no support to get startedhe molded and perfectedhis craft even more livingon the Westside of the city and observing new talentand competition. Dealingwith homelessness was no easy task but he competedin several showcases, open mics and battlesthroughout the city. Not only was he a great lyricistbut now was a completeartist learning how to now make catchy hooks and songs which again evolvedhis style. He started his own label in 2012 (Thurty Below), and began to take his mixtapes across the USto most major cities. Although still in povertyhe'd take his only money to perform in events in placessuch as New York, Memphis etc as well as passing out/ sellingmixtapes and promoting. In 2014-15 he went to Los Angeles selling cds and eventually landed smallroles and backgroundwork for television. Although most gigs were reputable titles Jai Blizzdidn't want to be knownfor tv before music so he passed up roles and continued to focus on music as he aquired a Vevo and Pandora station, and although he didn't feel as if he'd accomplished much he found his videos on sites such as YahooCelebrity, AllMusic (one of the first rap artists from Minneapolis on there), and other blogs such as PrettyFamous.com listinghim as "Best Artists from Minneapolis" with reputable names such as Prince, Morris Day, JessieVentura, and LouieAnderson Jai Blizz was honored to be listedamongst the icons but stilldidn't feel he earned the company. It wasn't until2016 he released his debut album “The Induction” then in 2017 he released his 2nd and 3rd albums “Minneapolis” and “Blackout” under his labelThurty Below. Jai Blizzmanaged his own musiconline and got himself on most platforms as everyother professionalrecording artist. Not only establishing an onlinepresence he also managedto get familiar with the behind the scene businessof the industry and put himself in a position to be a rising star in the industry. Maybe he could've been more recognized sooner but has passed up severalopportunities holding off until the best situationpresents itself. Not only has he pushed and fundedhis own career he has also recruited and releasedother artists under ThurtyBelow consisting of different genres but with similar artists being listedfrom Eminem, Jay-Z, Fabolous, Jadakiss, 50 Cent and other greatlyricists it's only a matterof time before he gets the proper recognitiondeserved