Kocst (Courtney Brown) 27, (DOB) 1-18-1977 born in Inglewood California, graduate of Westchester High school in 1995. Began rapping at the age of 8 in church. Played sports, basketball and football, as a child. In high school, Kocst played football where he won Blue Chip All American honors as a 10th grader. As a hobby he started a rap group called Tilted Mindstate, and realeased songs on the underground level. He went on to win a scholorship to San Jose State University in 1995. He later transfered to Sacramento State University, where he founded Hat Backwardz Entertainment in 1997.