His father, Andre Dorismond, was the lead singer of The Webert Sicot Group, pioneers of Haitian dance music known as compas (kompa).

Bigga immigrated to New York City at the age of 8 and grew up amidst the pulsating rhythms of reggae music in the vibrant Jamaican community of Flatbush, Brooklyn.

Over the next few years, Bigga performed with notable reggae musicians including Shabba Ranks, Cocoa Tea and Junior Reid.

"[3] Later that year, Bigga's first track for Walkup, "Gi Me Da Weed" was released as a digital single to "monster downloads from iTunes, Rhapsody and eMusic" and "heavy airplay on reggae radio stations.

[4] On August 12, 2009, "King of Glory" from 2003's Binghi Mon and "London Massive" from 2009's Sak Pasé were featured in the series finale of NBC's The Philanthropist.