During his elementary years, Hezekiah's cousin introduced him to the art of production in the form of a track and drum machine.

In high school, Hezekiah sold his demo mix tape "Exit Wound Status".

[9] After high school he hit the Philly hip hop scene where he joined the network of artists which included Musiq Soulchild, Bilal, The Roots, Jazzyfatnastees, and Bahamadia.

[11] Also in 2005, Hezekiah was hired to produce with Tone Whitfield the music for a Showtime original series, Street Time.

[15] While working in the studio with his friend and producer Tone Whitfield, the duo created the persona Johnny Popcorn to release alternative rock/soul music.