Born in the city of Port Harcourt, Kene Himself grew up with parents who were also avid music listeners and as a result he was exposed to various genres like pop, folk, country music, funk, disco and highlife. However he was instantly drawn to HipHop and rap when his neighbours had songs from DMX, Eminem and Snoop Dogg blaring from their living room speakers at maximum volume. He loved rap so much that at 11 years he decided to write his first set of lyrics. His writing began to evolve as he listened to more music.