Tha Shocka was born October 19th, 1980. He did most of his growing up in tha surrounding Brampton, Ontario area. He went to high school at Brampton Centennial Secondary School where he met Clay A.K.A. tha Gunna. They began spittin' their raps in 1997 at numerous talent shows. Tha Shocka continues workin' on solo material and plans on hittin' up tha studio sometime in the near future. Tha Shocka graduated from St. Mary's University in Halifax Nova Scotia and will be teaching english in Osaka Japan from September 2004-2005. Tha Shocka's main inspirations have been MC's Classified, Mad Child, Prevail and Eminem.