23 Rackz was an up-and-coming recording artist from Washington, D.C. who started making music at 14. He was shot and killed at the young age of 16. He was regarded as one of the best up-and-coming rappers, especially because of his original flow and age.

Johnson lost both his mother and father at an early age. However, he strived and succeeded not only at music but in school as well, being a honor roll student and receiving offers to private schools in the area.