Maniphest was born in Bristol in 1974 and from an early age was exposed to the exciting new sounds of Electro Hip Hop and the creative movements of Breakdancing that came over to the UK from the streets of the South Bronx.

Before long he began practising headspins and turtles and soon was
engrossed in the culture of Hip Hop. It was in 1985 that fortunes changed and Maniphest relocated to the home of UK Hip Hop Milton Keynes, Bucks !!!.