[1] He rose to popularity as the lead singer for Escape the Fate, but was kicked out in 2008 after being sentenced to prison for violating probation.

As a solo musician, Radke released a rap mixtape, Watch Me, in 2014, which included collaborations with Deuce, b.LaY, Tyler Carter, Sy Ari da Kid, Jacoby Shaddix, Danny Worsnop, Andy Biersack, and Craig Mabbitt.

[3][4] Radke's mother abused drugs and was absent from his childhood, which he said caused him to have a general lack of respect towards women as an adult although he later forgave her when he posted a picture of her on Instagram after a Falling in Reverse show in 2014.

They signed in early 2006 with Epitaph Records after winning a radio contest judged by My Chemical Romance, which launched their career.

Radke was later kicked out of Escape the Fate in 2008 after he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for violating a probation given to him for owning brass knuckles.

In response to a heckler during an Escape the Fate show at 2009's Warped Tour, Mabbitt yelled, "You miss the old singer?

Signifying an end to the hostilities, Escape the Fate and Falling in Reverse co-headlined the "Bury the Hatchet" tour in 2014.

[10] While serving his sentence at High Desert State Prison, Radke wrote the first material for his upcoming band, which he described as "Norma Jean or Underoath with Katy Perry choruses.

[24] A diss track titled "I Wash Cars" (also featuring b.LaY), which attacks Sumerian Records and its founder Ash Avildsen, Lorenzo "The Main Event" Antonucci, and electronicore band I See Stars, was leaked online.

Ash and Lorenzo released a diss track in reply to "I Wash Cars" titled "When Ronnie Met Sally" attacking Radke.

"[32] In December 2024, Radke was denied entry into the United Kingdom because of his prison sentence, forcing Falling in Reverse to cancel a scheduled UK tour.

[33] On May 6, 2006, at approximately 2:30PM, Radke met with Marcel Colquitt in Las Vegas, NV at the north end of Decatur Boulevard near Shadow Ridge High School to fight.

[36][37][38][39] Radke pleaded guilty to battery with substantial bodily harm and to owning and bringing brass knuckles to the brawl (illegal in Nevada); subsequently, he was placed on probation for five years and ordered to pay $92,372 in restitution to Ceda Freeman, Cook's mother.

[44][45] On May 1, 2012, Radke was accused of striking his then-girlfriend, Sally Watts, and was subsequently arrested in Glendale, California, on August 6, 2012, after he had failed to make an appearance at any of the scheduled court hearings.

[54][55] Six Flags subsequently decided to ban hard rock and heavy metal bands from performing at the park in the future.

The accuser alleged that Radke (with his bodyguard present) had sexually assaulted her after Falling in Reverse's performance at the Murray Theater on June 3, 2015.