[2][3] Ezekiel Miller was born in Olongapo to a musician father, Paul Sapiera of the band RockStar whose hits in the early '90s include "Mahal Pa Rin Kita" (English translation: "I Still Love You") and "Parting Time", and to a mother who is also active in the music industry.
[3] He studied architecture at Saint Louis University in Baguio before dropping out after a year and a half and moving to the United States.
[3] On January 29, 2021, a video of Miller performing "Panalo" on the Wish Bus USA was uploaded on YouTube.
[4] However, this brought attention to the inaccuracies in the song, which claim that national hero Lapulapu was beheaded.
The controversy even reached the point that the mayor of Lapu-Lapu City, Junard Chan, called on him to apologize and change the lyrics.
On March 7, Miller made his live TV debut on ASAP Natin 'To alongside 1500 or Nothin'.
[12][13] He then made his first appearance on a US hip-hop radio station when he performed a freestyle about Nipsey Hussle and YG on Power 106.
To celebrate the occasion, a music video for "Panalo" was released featuring boxer Manny Pacquiao.
[16][17][18] While on tour, Miller released "27 Bodies", a reworking of his entry in the 24 Bars Beats Challenge.
[23] He closed out the year by performing at halftime of the LA Clippers' Filipino Heritage Night at Crypto Arena.
[26] At age 25, he became the first Filipino artist and the third rapper (after 50 Cent and Stat Quo) to be signed to all three labels.
[33] He also featured on Eminem's album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) on the song "Head Honcho", in which he got to rap part of his verse in Filipino.
[1] Other rapping influences include Tupac,[37] Eminem,[38] ASAP Rocky,[38] Kendrick Lamar,[38] Royce da 5'9",[38] Anderson .Paak,[39] Nipsey Hussle,[39] Tech N9ne,[39] and Hopsin.
[39] Filipino rapper Gloc-9 is also a key infleunce, specifically his song "Hari ng Tondo".