Dynamq was born in a family of seven children. He grew up in a
refugee camp in
Kenya known as
Kakuma, having had to flee the civil war in his native
Sudan. His love for music came from attending Sunday school, and he got involved with Jamaican music while at the camp. He joined the world music collective One World Tribe at 18, where he developed his stage presence. His affiliation with sound systems began with the
Shashamane set. After relocating to
Kansas City, Missouri, he formed Dynamq in 2015 and has competed in several sound clashes. ==Career==