Early Life section of his Wiki page
Sidney Iking Bateman
[2] was born one of eight siblings in
Memphis, Tennessee on March 13, 1993 - but was raised in
St. Louis, Missouri.
[3] He played football and basketball with circus as a side hobby, but gave those up when, at the age of 16, he joined a gang called the Crips from the 50 Hundred GST (Geraldine Street Thugs).
[3] During his junior year in high school, one of his friends was shot to death by a member of a rival gang, leading to Bateman to quit living a gang life and go back to focusing on his circus aspirations.
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