Influenced by pop, rock, rap, hip-hop and jungle growing up, Youthstar first began Rhyming to UK Garage at underage dance parties in London, after being passed the mic by an MC with the ICE FM crew, who had been impressed by the young MC’s rhymes. It was at these under age raves that he realised he’d found his calling as an MC as he revelled in the exhilaration of making his presence on stage known to receptive crowds. Youthstar immersed himself in his craft from then on, writing and developing the unique style and sound for which he is known today. Youthstar was born in Hammersmith in London, but in 2001 at the age of 16, he relocated to Bordeaux in France with relatives and began to learn French immediately. Youthstar quickly impressed two of the local drum and bass DJs at Bordeaux’s ‘Le 4 Sans’ nightclub so much so that he became a monthly resident, all before he was allowed to buy a drink at the bar!