DJ Stevie J was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1984. Since as long as he can remember, Stevie had a passion for music. At the age of 13, he was a drummer in his church’s band. At 15 years old, Stevie and his family moved to Miami, Florida, with no father figure in his life, Stevie was drawn to the fast money of the street life. As lucrative as the street life was, he realized that it could only end in two ways: death or imprisonment. With a desire to live a better life and the will to make his mother and grandmother proud, Stevie saw deejaying as an opportunity to getting out of the streets.