Pragmatic was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. His first encounters with music involved playing drums on oatmeal containers and eventually led to playing violin, guitar, and even joining his church's drumline and praise team. By the age of 15 he was incorporating his written poetry with Hip Hop instrumentals and began developing his lyricism and flow in the light of Earl Sweatshirt, Isaiah Rashad, Vic Mensa, and Mac Miller just to name a few pivotal influences. Over the years he would write and freestyle with friends until he formed the rap group TG3, formerly NXT LVL, as a student at Davidson College. Today he is constantly stretching the instrument of his voice to pioneer new musical styles while creating content that seeks to encourage, uplift, and defy negative tropes of Black Hip Hop Culture.