Iraq was not an easy place to grow up and raise a family. With Saddam Hussein in charge of everything. In Iraq, there was no chance for the Hanna family to do anything besides live by the rules of Saddam Hussein and conform to the lifestyles that he mandated. However, Francis Hanna did hear about a place where people could be what they wanted to be. He decided to take his wife and move to AMERICA. After moving to Detroit and having their first son, they decided to leave the bad wheather behind and moved to San Diego, California. On September 6,1984 Thomas Hanna (TIMZ) was born. He was free to grow up and become whatever he liked. At a young age, TIMZ fell in love with hip hop. He recorded his first song at the age of 9 to a Kriss Kross beat. By age 16 he was performing with a rock group out of San Diego. Now in 2006 with a college degree on the wall, a demo album that has recieved a huge buzz, and a mixtape on the way, TIMZ is ready to live the American dream.