He is one of the founding members of NODB alongside Deadly.

Mayhem was born and raised in Lozells, Birmingham and moved to handsworth as a teen, he started rapping in primary school, by the time he was 14, he was performing at dances and raves.

[1] NODB was the first grime group from Birmingham to feature on BBC 1Xtra[2] this helped to popularise grime in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.

Mayhem's second album was titled "Its Peakum" which was released in 2013 and features a more accessible sound when compared to Mr Splash and in 2015 the mixtape "Gassum" was released which features London MC Big Narstie and Deadly.

[4] In 2012 Wiley released "Step 2 Freestyle" in which Mayhem alleged that Wiley copied his style by using "UM" at the ends of words something which Mayhem has been known for.