Born in South Memphis, Tennessee, Brandon Townsend better known as Durt Boi, had a heap of obstacles to overcome before making a name for himself. Growing up in a tough neighborhood was just one of the challenges he faced in his early childhood. At the early age of 9 his father was incarcerated and sentenced to life in prison leaving him in an unstable home situation and having to move around from one relatives' house to another. While in the United States military, he began to write music to break away from his troubled childhood memories and the life he led at the time of being a soldier. In 2005 he got together with his two close friends and started their own group "The Durty Boiz". Unfortunately in 2009 the group split up and Durt Boi became a solo artist. Durt Boi got his break in 2011 when he made the front cover of Memphis' Streets Scene's Magazine and was awarded the "Out of Town New Artist of The Year" at the Jackson Music Awards that same year.
