Lundon Childs, born on September 26, 1988, hails from Atlanta, GA. The rapper’s resilience started from birth after his mother had complete placenta previa. He survived a near death experience as his mother defied the doctor’s orders. As a survivor of a turbulent childhood & domestic violence, Lundon initially began to play basketball. With a mother on and off drugs, he escaped the environment, playing on an AAU traveling team 7th-9th grade. In the 10th grade, Lundon tore his acl a liagment in his knee, and has to have surgery. During his downtime of rehab and family conflict, he began to write poetry after being cut from the high school basketball team. Chaos ensued once more as he was jumped by 20 people outside of a club, but he and his brother, Nardo, survived that as well. His brother, Doe, put together a studio in his closet an the two began recording along with other friends. Their house was known as the party house, a pivotal place where Lundon and friends began to display their musical talent. Lundon joined a group called Triple O, performing college shows at colleges and local venues. He worked two jobs for two years, saving to buy his first house in 2015 for his wife and 3 kids. Lundon has shot two videos for his upcoming first studio album, Starving Artist. He has released several songs online for free download. Lundon is inspired by J Cole, Jay Z, Lupe Fiasco, TI, Ludacris, UGK, Outkast, 50 Cent, Nas and many more.
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