Anthony 'Silassie' Stewart grew up in Warren, Ohio. As a child, he was enamored with the energy, excitement, and visuals of music. His eyes stayed glued to MTV because they bridged the gap and created outlet for him to soak in the inspiration he would later pull from for his own unique style of music. As a child, he was exposed to many different genres which is reflected in his versatile archive today. Anthony’s aunt says “As a baby, the only way Anthony would go to sleep was by riding in a car listening to Kenny G.” As a pre teen Anthony and his close friend Nick Amorganos used to hang around the local rap scene. Neighborhood rappers took the teens under their wing and allowed them to witness the creation process. Anthony absorbed every minute like a sponge. Intrigued and inspired, Nick one day convinced Anthony to write a song by telling him “That it would be easy, if they can do it we can too” and from there they created their first song called The Dubb is Where You Find Me........