Inspired by music at the early age of 5, listening to his Uncle "Sunny" play the guitar, sparked a passion for music for Damien Simmons. Damien was later introduced to Hip Hop when he was 10 years old, listening to legendary rap artists such as: Bones, Thugs, & Harmony, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and many other during that time inspired him, at that instant Damien knew that Hip Hop was his true calling.

At 16, Damien wrote his first rap verse with his cousin Hip Hop Artist Shake LaBomba,  thus spawning his alter ego "SayLaVee." The two cousins collaborated and formed a rap group named "Knights of the Round Table", group members included BlankFace, Grin Caesar, Shake LaBomba , and himself. The group produced several mixtapes over the years.

With these experiences and goals obtained, SayLaVee still found himself on a journey...