As a native of Petersburg VA, OMEN WOLFGANG 9000 grew up in a close knit family atmosphere. With 17 kids and they mama's all living in the same housing projects, they always found something to do. Outside of getting in trouble, they either played ball or got together for talent shows. The talent shows are where O.W. shined. He was a natural. He was bred on music like Michael Jackson, RUN-DMC, RAKIM, you know, the legends. Set out to make a better life for her family, Wolfie's mother joined the army. This allowed O.W. to travel with his mom, and see the world. The advantage of this was; he was able to experience different cultures. By the age of 16, Wolfie was in CA. At this time he was getting serious about his talents and decided to make a career out of music. O.W. signed his first contract by the tender age of 17, with the Looney Bin, an independent Label located in Southern CA. Due to management problems the deal went sour. Shortly after that Wolfie found himself in AZ. While living