1984–2000: Early life and career beginnings Lyrical Son was born as Festim Arifi on 28 January 1984 into an ethnic Albanian family in the city of
Pristina, then part of the
SFR Yugoslavia, present
Kosovo. Arifi began rapping at high school in his youth and started pursuing a music career seriously, after the
Kosovo War in 1999. In August 2019, Arifi was approached to perform for a second time at the Sunny Hill Festival. In late December 2021, Arifi together with MC Kresha announced their fourth collaborative album,
Muzikë e Alltisë, which was eventually released on 12 January 2022. == Personal life ==