Known for his powerful voice, endless classic delivery styles, and supreme lyrical ability, Sense is a multifaceted hip hop master mind from Logan Square, Chicago. He has been mentioned on WGN, The Chicago Sun Times, The Source Magazine, The Chicago Reader. Artist that he collaborated with include Chicago Blues Legend Billy Branch of the Sons of Blues, Hell Razah of Sunz of Man, Wu-Tang Clan, Avery R. Young, FM Supreme, Illuminati Congo, and Vic Spencer.
He started of as a fan of hip hop from watching old skate tapes in middle school. In 2003 during his freshman in High School he joined Young Chicago Authors and was mentored in his writings by Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin. What started off as poetry soon turned into music when Sense begin to make beats to underlay his poems. Soon after that, his older sister bought him his first mic and he started recording songs. Inspired by rappers like Jah Safe and Vitamin D, Sense continued to own his style and continued recording ever since.
Competitive by nature, Sense sharpened his sword by engaging in ever cypher he could, rapping in subway tunnels, banging on lunch tables, and making cassettes at his friends house. To support his craft he worked at local Hiphop store the Bassment selling CDs, DVDs and graffiti products.
When he was seventeen he built a vocal booth in his room. Later that year he put out his first project entitled “What You Rhyme For”. The compilation album showcased 15 hand picked local emcees from Chicago, and was produced solely by Sense. He continued his passion by partaking in beat battles, rhyme battles, and constantly making underground classics with his a-alikes. Currently, Sense is working on beat tapes, live performances, and rap albums. As a father of two, Senses goal is to one day pass the fundamentals of emceeing onto the next generation as a means of uplifting communities. ​​