He began his career as a founding member of the acclaimed Christian hip hop collective LA Symphony.

[1] Joey was born, Sarpong Siriboe Boateng,[1][2][3] on October 14,[4] 1976, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Kofi Sr., and Phyllis Boateng, raised in Paramount, California with an older brother, Agyeman, a younger brother, Kofi Jr., and a younger sister, Amber.

[5] His parents married on June 15, 1974, in Los Angeles, California.

[6] Joey the Jerk's music career started in 1997, with the rap collective, LA Symphony, and he was known as Joey's Dream,[1] for part of his music career in the early 2010s.

[11][12][13] His subsequent studio album, Catch Me if You Can, was released on September 25, 2015.