Born Shiloh Young, Simba hails from the Montgomery County -DMV area. Simba began to make a name for himself, garnering fair social media numbers until his arrest. Simba is currently in prison on a 24-year sentence for armed robbery and facing other charges.

Simba is a close friend of YBN Cordae, releasing collaborations prior to YBN Cordae changing his name from Entendre. Cordae and YBN Nahmir have said Nahmir reached out to Cordae after becoming a fan of Simba, though Simba has never confirmed. Nahmir and Cordae frequently mention Simba on various social media platforms, which has allowed him to continue to garner attention while serving his prison sentence.