Matt Epps is from Staten Island, New York. He was born April of 1994, he started rapping when he was eight years old and in the 7th grade is when he recorded his first track ever and became a part of a rap group named "BeastMode." Matt Epps was known as "Joka" since he was a huge "Joker" fan from Batman and as well as acting like a clown when he was in the studio. In High School Joka took his music seriously and came out with a mixtape entitled "C.O.M.E." (The Cornices Of Matthew Epps), which had one of his favorite songs on there, "Moment of Truth," which was dedicated to Matt's lack of relationship with his father. Towards his senior year of High School, Matt came out with his second mixtape entitled "Signs of Life." This was a mixtape of how he felt like life was and what he was going through in his life. At this time he was still finding himself and who he was as an artist. Matt meet this kid Devin "Figz" and they started to make music together and Matt leaned from Devin and his flow and style of rapping started to change. He was more out going and hardcore in his raps. In 2012, Joka came out with a freestyle mixtape, entitled 12.5 which is leading up to his new work, his mixtape/album "13," which is produced my his friend from high school, Chris "3rd One." Matt also has a underground/independent label "IDGAF" and is working on making IDGAF known on Staten Island and throughout the entire NYC.

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