| Boxa was born on September 20th in the city of Kiev, Ukraine. At an early age of 3 Boxa was already reciting poetry in Russian and it was clear that this young kid was destined for more than the average man. Yet soon after Boxa's third birthday his family moved to the United States.
Stricken by poverty Boxa saw his parents work multiple jobs in a country where they barely spoke the language in order to provide for their family and allow their son a better and brighter future. It was here in Brooklyn, NY where Boxa began to listen to Hip Hop music and was greatly influenced by artists such as Tupac, Biggie Smalls, KRS One, Run DMC, Dr. Dre and others.
Yet that all changed quickly when Boxa and his family moved out of their apartment in Brooklyn to a house in the suburbs of New Jersey. Here Boxa faced a culture shock and one of the biggest changes of his life. Not only did he move from a poor environment to a rich one but his appreciation for Hip Hop was not tolerated by his new surroundings. This ended up getting him into a lot of fights, which is when he realized that he can't fight his entire life and began to express his thoughts and emotions through lyrics.
Boxa's album Death Upon Exit was released August 10th and proved to be one of the more honest and mind provoking Hip Hop albums of the 2004.
Now after a little over a year long hiatus Boxa returns bringing him smooth steady flow back to the streets with his new album Judged by 12...Carried by 6. The album promises to bring many street anthems being that Boxa has spent a good part of the past year in handcuffs.
Right now the legal situations have cleared up and it looks like this Jersey emcee can finally continue to make a mark on music.
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