Al James graduated with a degree in fine arts and design at the University of Santo Tomas.
[1] His exposure increased with the release of "Ngayong Gabi", collecting over 25 million views in 18 months.
He was praised by Highsnobiety for "his syrupy flow and purple imagery make for a chill counterpoint to the chaos of life in this dense megacity".
[2] He has crossed over from underground to mainstream as his song "Ngayong Gabi" reached #1 on Wave 89.1's primetime hit in December 2017.
He was paid to remix his own single "Pahinga" by McDonald's for their Summer Desserts advertisement campaign entitled "Palamig Ka Muna".