As an adolescent, Littooij began to explore his interest for music and participated in several local talent shows.

[3] In 2008, Littooij participated in the Kunstbende project, where he won the Rotterdam preliminaries with a rap act.

During his education at the Herman Brood Academy, Littooij developed a passion for songwriting, especially for writing Dutch songs.

[5] In the first episode, Littooij performed his song "Beauty & de brains", which became an instant hit.

Although Littooij lost the competition in favor of Douwe Bob, he had achieved national fame and popularity.

[6] Littooij started working on his first studio album, Zo van ah yeah.