A$E (Ace) was born September 15, 1982 in Springfield, Illinois to loving parents who decided to divorce in 1984. Due to the parting, A$E moved to East Saint Louis, Illinois were his mother remarried to Perspective records recording artist Dre from the R&B, Soul group Lo-Key. Even though the remarriage caused drama between him and his new stepfather, A$E grew a love for music. He watched recording sessions, concerts and even met future recording stars. This led to A$E writing and recording his own songs by the age of 12, which was disliked by his family because of his gangsta lyrics. Though young at the time witnessing robberies, family deaths, and corruption throughout the city it was only right for him to vent his pain through his lyrics. He joined his first group at the age of 14 but his stay was short due to jealousy from other members due to their lack of talent and his confident on top of the world swagger. Without the needed resources of having his own production team and studio, A$E decided to give the group thing 1 more shot while attending college at the University of Illinois in 2000. Along with Young Zow, Self-made, Pacman, and Pooh Bear they made a Super-Group called E.B.N. (East Boogie Niggaz), this collaboration made numerous hits but once again was cut short due to incarcerations from non-music activities. To A$E it was the last straw. Knowing he was destined to be loved by the world, he moved back home to East Saint Louis, Illinois in 2003 and joined forces as a solo artist with childhood friends who had established themselves as a group making noise through the city (Pretty Thug) and combined along with Patience, Trouble the Villian, and Lil’ Steve formed Pretty Thug Entertainment. A$E also discovered a producer who complemented his style when he met Rill from Noize Inc. His next move is to find a distribution deal with a major label to achieve his dream of being heard worldwide.
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