Born and raised in the Soundview section of the Bronx, Michael Tyrone Turner Jr., (professionally know as, PaperM8) has always been musically inclined. From the age of 9, when he first watched Soul Train, PaperM8 loved music and began writing music, and he would record his art on Radio Shack keyboards and karaoke machines. He later went on to practice his craft in talent show cases, hip-hop work shops, annual park festivals, school concerts, and writing jingles for TV commercials.