Kobe Vidal Crawford was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama,[4] and grew up in the Birdsville housing projects on the city's south side.
[4] He would continue to locally perform live shows alongside his brother, however, as the relationship between his mother and her boyfriend ended, Crawford would take a break from music until his teenage years.
The music video for that song accumulated over 1 million views on YouTube and would appear on NoCap's debut mixtape, Neighborhood Hero,[3] in July 2018.
[9] "Ghetto Angels" has totaled more than 80 million views on YouTube and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The project featured guest appearances from Rylo Rodriguez ("Dead Faces"), OMB Peezy ("Demons"), and Quando Rondo ("New Ones").
[21] The album featured guest appearances from Quando Rondo, Lil Durk, and Jagged Edge[22] and peaked at number 80 on the Billboard 200.
In December 2020, NoCap said on Instagram that he would be turning himself into authorities, in connection to a shooting in which he reportedly fired shots at someone his sister had an altercation with.
On February 23, 2022, NoCap released the single "I'll Be Here",[30] followed by "Shackles to Diamonds" on March 16, 2022,[31] and "Save the Day" featuring Kodak Black on April 21, 2022.
[36] NoCap's last project under Never Broke Again, The Main Bird, was released on December 16, 2022, featuring guest appearances from Rylo Rodriguez and Rob49.
[45] Crawford was later charged with firing a gun in an occupied building, possession of a controlled substance, and felony violation of probation.
LaDerrick DuBose with the Mobile Police Department stated:[45] "The victim and another subject were involved in an altercation that turned physical.
"In December 2020, Crawford had taken to his official Instagram to announce that he had thirty days to turn himself in:[46] "I got 30 days to turn myself in & ma dukes tested positive for Covid this morning y’all pray 4 her, I don't know how long ima be gone I just want to appreciate my family, fans & friends for rocking w/ me continue to do that while I'm away, I'm not gone promise y’all nothing because I kno the process of dropping an album is not over night but I'm most definitely pushing for the beginning of da year ‘Mr.Crawford The Album So Soon.