Born 1973 in the Bay Area, Penn St8 grew up in the ruff streets of Vallejo and later migrated to Fairfield, CA where he resides now. His life has been what most people just rap about, running the streets, growing up around gangs, drugs and violence and going in and out of prison until the day he promised himself he wanted to change and take his music seriously. He developed a love for music way before he even was a teenager, but due to the ruff life on the streets and run ins with authorities, he wasn't fully able to pursue it.
His younger brother Goldie Gold of The Federation, the legendary West Coast rap group that started the Hyphy Movement helped him out, had him featured on a few projects and Penn St8 is also a part of the Kinsmoke family, he has also been featured on their songs too. In 2010 Penn St8 linked up with Mr. Loco of Wize Guyz Global / Steady Mobbin and the two instantly became really tight and started their group Badd Blood together and since then everything really started taking off. Now he's been featured on multiple albums, mixtapes and compilations with artists around the globe. His past was filled with chaos, but his future is looking very bright and Penn St8 Da Hood Boss will continue to flood the industry with REAL STREET MUSIC AND BRING BACK THAT OG WEST COAST SOUND! STAY TUNED!!