He is known for concealing his real name and face in all public appearances,[1] a practice that has led him to be described as "one of hip-hop's most elusive artists".
[1] The first music Mach recorded was at the age of 13, when he performed a freestyle over the beat to Raekwon's "Verbal Intercourse".
[4] In his early career, Mach found the music recording process to be an "unhealthy" environment and sought to take up filmmaking instead.
However, at the encouragement of several Griselda members, he performed a verse for the song "Beloved", which motivated him to begin rapping again.
Though Mach was once considered part of the Griselda collective, he separated from them after a falling-out with Westside Gunn, and as of 2017 Mach-Hommy was unaffiliated with the label.
[13] Mach-Hommy cites a wide range of writers as influential upon him, including William Shakespeare, Chinua Achebe, George Orwell, Lorraine Hansberry, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Dante.