Micah Ben “Jahaziel” Elliott (born 26 July, 1976) was raised in Elephant and Castle, London, England, where he was involved in the gang drug business in his early-teenage years. He was stabbed by an assailant who tried to burglarise the residence he was watching. His secondary schools changed on five different occasions due to his gang activity and run-ins with law enforcement. Jahaziel went to church circa 1994, when he was about 18 years old and became a Christian. He started his music career with the studio album Ready to Live released by Preacha Boy Records on 28 August, 2007. The subsequent release The Still Livin' Mixtape came out 3 May, 2011. His second studio album, Heads Up, was released on 19 November, 2013. He married Nadine Steele on 28 May, 2005, and they reside in London, England, with their daughters. In 2015 Jahaziel announced that he no longer professed Christianity, stating that he had become disillusioned to its teachings.