Jemal Hayes was born in Vero Beach FL. He attended VBHS, then IRSC for graphic design. 

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As a  child he would receive post cards and letters from his dad, who spent much of his childhood in prison. The cards would have these amazing colorful artworks. He was in awe and he would draw and sketch on the letters that he sent back to him. During high school, poetry and drawing became Jemal’s first venture into Entrepreneurship. He wrote poetry and sketched drawings for guys to give to their girlfriends.