[3][4] He was the de facto lead member of the short-lived hip hop collective YBN, and is best known for his 2017 single "Rubbin Off the Paint", which peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100.

His 2019 single, "Opp Stoppa" (remixed featuring 21 Savage) peaked at number 78 on the former chart and preceded the release of his debut studio album Visionland (2021), which was met with critical and commercial failure.

[7] Simmons attended Clay-Chalkville High School in Clay, Alabama, though dropped out following the success of "Rubbin Off the Paint;"[8] he graduated in May 2018.

)[10] and eventually moved to playing Grand Theft Auto V and then started recording gameplay videos where he would generate a following on YouTube.

[11] During his time playing Grand Theft Auto V, Simmons would freestyle in Xbox Live parties and alongside numerous other friends, established the Young Boss Niggas collective.

"[18] After the success of the song, Simmons began to skip school due to hot weather and exceptional popularity, and was forced to start online classes.

[24] He was later named as one of the members of XXL's "2018 Freshman Class" on June 12, 2018, competing in a cypher with Stefflon Don and Wifisfuneral.

[12] Talking on his influences in an interview with Billboard, Simmons stated that the lack of mainstream rappers from Birmingham made him listen to more artists from the West Coast such as Eazy-E and Tupac.