ARTi$t Marty McFly born Martin Quinn Stokes II was born and raised in the Highbridge section of the Bronx,New York. Surrounded by violence and drugs he turned to music as an escape from reality. His mother and father didn't have a lot but did the best they could to provide for him and his older sister. His father was there but worked a lot so he was often around the women in his family. McFly credits his father for telling him stories about his life as a DJ which McFly believes inspired his love for music. At an early age McFly was introduced to the streets and states that when he wasn't outside he was locked in his room studying music - everything from production to lyrics. He started writing a lot of poetry and by the age of 11 it turned into raps, by 17 he started crafting beats. Around that time his father's mother died and McFly's father had quickly turned to drugs to ease his pain. The day Mcfly's dad finally decided to kick it and check himself into rehab he was hit by a car and died. It hurt him so much but he had music to help him vent. 
"Music is an art to me and my best friend, if it wasn't for this art I'll probably be stressed out or somewhere dead myself." - ARTi$t Marty McFly

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