They say that what you go through in life makes you a man, well at 21 years of age Marcus Ski White is indeed a grown man. Born March 8, 1985 to a drug dealing father and a drug using mother Ski has seen it all. At the tender age of 5 Ski was introduced to a life of crime moving from his hometown of Tallahassee to the notorious Vietnam Projects in Cocoa, Florida. Ski was raised by one of his aunts in a 3 bedroom with 8 people. With his father and mother in Tallahassee Ski learned everything from his cousins and older brother. When finances in the house grew short, Skis aunt demanded that their father play his part and Ski was on his way back to Tallahassee at the age of 8. When Ski returned to Tallahassee things would only become worse. With his mother in and out of jail and his father gone for weeks at a time, Ski and his brother were in and out of different homes. Frustrated by the life that they were given, Ski and his brother packed up and ran away at the age of 10. This would only fuel a huge custody battle that landed Ski back with his mother. Staying with his mother Ski witnessed everything from drug abuse, to an abusive relationship in which his mother was badly beaten by her boyfriend. HRS soon became aware of Skis living conditions and at age 11 Ski and his brother was put up for adoption. Skis father would eventually get the boys from the foster home and they moved to Joe Louis Projects in Tallahassee, Florida. At age 12 Ski was enrolled at Griffin Middle School were he met future group mates Earnest Toon Betterson, and Lance 2G Rolle. Moving on to high school Ski met another group mate, Iboro Tunk Inyang. Throughout high school their bond would become unbreakable as they were forced to be each others shelter. At age 14 Ski got his first real dose of reality as he was arrested for petti theft and kicked off the freshman basketball team. Things would only become worse over the next two years, Ski was arrested 4 more times and sent to serve 6 months in a juvenile correctional camp. While in the camp, Ski became in tact with his musical side writing every single day he was incarcerated. Upon Skis release, he came home to find out that his longtime friends were into music too, he also found out that his brother would now be sent to a camp to serve 6 months. This was a very emotional time for Ski because this was the first time in his life his was alone without the guidance of his older brother. Skis father packed up again and the family of 5 moved back to Cocoa. Not impressed by his living conditions, Ski would again run away at age 17, but this time it would be for good. Ski ran away to Tallahassee in an attempt to reunite with his friends and his brother and was successful at doing so. It was then that the teens formed the group T.O.S.C. (Thugged Out Southern Click). Ski would move to Atlanta, Virginia, And Houston over the next two years with his uncle, but returned to Tallahassee in 2004 to graduate. Upon graduation, Ski and the group became fully focused on music and havent looked back since.
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