Peaks emerged from New Jersey in the late 1980s as a front man for the Flavor Unit, a hip-hop group.

Apart from his individual records, he also featured on the albums of Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, 2Pac and Fat Joe.

[2] He signed with Chris West Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records and released his debut album, Apache Ain't Shit (1993), which peaked at number 69 on the Billboard 200 and No.

In 2008, his song, "Gangsta Bitch", would be featured in the video game, Saints Row 2.

[5] According to fellow Flavor Unit members Ali Ba-Ski and Lakim Shabazz, the cause of death was heart failure after years of excessive eating, smoking and drinking.