Born and raised on the streets of New York City during its infamous '80's crack epidemic, Double A.B. soaked in the culture of the city around him. That same culture and experience would later manifest itself in the form of rap lyrics. Writing rhymes since age eleven, it wasn't until A.B. started ripping up competitors in the mid '90's battle rap scene, that his reputation started to solidify throughout his native city. Victorious appearances in Blaze magazine's Blaze Battle in '98 and again in '99 garnered Double A.B. with a taste of the national attention he had been craving. Battles on MTV's Direct Effect in '01 and MTV's first large scale MC Battle in '03, in which A.B. battled his way down to the top 10 of a whopping 1,000 competitors, solidified his reputation. Releasing his first album, New York Minute, completely independently A.B.moved thousands of units literally out of the trunk of his car. On the heels of this release Double A was invited to appear on the higly acclaimed Best Damn Rap T