He grew up in a violent neighbourhood; armed family members serving as security were a constant presence in his life and his father was shot at twice during his (Young Dirty Bastard's) childhood.

[5] Despite his father's fame, his family struggled to bring in money when he (Ol' Dirty Bastard) was incarcerated.

[10] At the 2013 Rock the Bells festival, he performed alongside a hologram of his late father,[11][12] for which he had provided the physical model[3] and the voice.

[13] In April 2019, Young Dirty Bastard performed "Triumph" with the surviving members of the Wu-Tang Clan on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

[14] In November of that year, he formed the musical group 2nd Generation Wu with rappers iNTeLL, PXWER, and Sun God, who are all sons of members of the Wu-Tang Clan.

[17] In 2019, Young Dirty Bastard made his reality television debut on the show Growing Up Hip Hop: New York.

[20] RZA stated that he decided not to cast him because his acting skills were inadequate, conceding that he bears a strong visual resemblance to his father.

[22] He cites religious leader Elijah Muhammad, civil rights activist Malcolm X,[4] Eminem, 50 Cent,[5] and the Wu-Tang Clan[23] as influences.

[3] Young Dirty Bastard's cousins and fellow rap artists Odion and David Turner were murdered in 2021 in Portland, Oregon.