Rodlin "2econd Avenue" Gelin; a Miami, Florida native of Haitian descent. 2econd Avenue grasp the art of music when he was at a humble age of eight, trying just about every instrument in class and started to sing around the same time. After all the tryouts the musical instruments available to him, his sole instrument ended up being his love for the keys. He started to take upon the keys when he was 12 years of age and took off-and-on piano classes. At the age of 13, 2econd Avenue started rapping and writing lyrics, gaining popularity among his peers.

After graduating from North Miami Senior High in 2005, 2econd Avenue started making beats at 18 after another high school friend gave him a software called HammerHead, a production program with only drum sounds. 2econd Avenue, known as "Sneaky" at the time, pursued music production even further. Through a church member he knew from Fort Myers, he was able to obtain a copy of FL Studio 5 and working his way towards building his music pro