Before putting out his own works, he was a songwriter, and wrote for artists such as CeeLo Green, Sean Kingston, Wiz Khalifa, and Ty Dolla Sign.
After graduation, he went to UC Santa Cruz for music but only stayed there for two years and left school to start 2AM Club in Los Angeles.
His fame started in Chicago when he set the record for the longest air guitar solo at a silent disco "playing" in front of 30,000 people.
After releasing Only the Poets and East Hollywood and receiving positive critical reception, he was signed to Universal Republic Records.
[6] In March 2018, Griffin went on a US tour with fellow Bay Area artist Rexx Life Raj for his debut album.