Dear Potential Fan, I started out as a serious battle rapper at 15 years old in Chicago, IL. From there I went on to coming in 1st place In Lyrical Skillz In 2005 After Coming In First at the House of Blues Regional Battles In Chicago IL (Where I'm From) Soon learning battle rapping will not get you anything but street cred... I moved on to making songs and learning how to excel to be one of the best artist I could possibly be! This is Novi... And Now You Know Me - Novi Novak