Natase Juwan Hopkins was born in Colquitt, Ga on August 13, 1978; he is the son of Annie Sue and Dennis Hopkins Sr. The youngest of ten: often viewed as the most rebellious. He was seventeen when he left home; he spent his remaining two years of high school with friends, the Pumphrey’s, graduated in 1997 after having lost his two most compelling dreams—a basketball championship and his scholarship. In 2002, he graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice from Valdosta State University.