Born in 1988 in Fresno, California,
Fashawn grew up in a virtually parentless home. His father was incarcerated, while his mom was focused on feeding her drug addiction - a combination that caused a boy to become a man quicker than most. Placed in a group home by child services at the age of 12,
Fashawn found solace in music, and began writing rhymes to escape the less than desirable hand he had been dealt so early in life.Eventually taken in by his uncle,
Fashawn spent his teenage years calling First & Shields Ave in Fresno, California his home. Here is where he would find skating, the distractions of the streets, and the pursuance of his music career to be more rewarding than school. Yet, he had a constant thirst...
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