He has been part of the Atlanta hip hop scene since the late 1980s and worked with hip hop artists such as Kris Kross, Da Brat, Bow Wow, Xscape, Speech, and Trick Daddy, hosted several radio shows, and toured with Mariah Carey, Ciara and Michael Jackson.
[1][2][3] Nabs was born on January 4, 1969, in Durham, North Carolina, United States, and grew up in the Walltown Neighborhood.
[2] He spun records at parties in 10th grade and later joined the marching band at his college, North Carolina Central University.
Two of the group's members, Speech and Headliner, would eventually create Arrested Development, and Nabs would remix their song Tennessee.
He became So So Def's exclusive tour DJ for Da Brat, Bow Wow, Xscape, and Dupri.
[10][11] It featured a then-unknown Ludacris, as well as live appearances by Big Daddy Kane, Wyclef Jean and Kurtis Blow.