Casanova 2X offered details about his life in a 2017 sit-down with VladTV. He spoke about growing up in Flatbush and all the trouble he got into as a kid. He explained that he was robbing people by the time he was 11, despite being from a good family with money that gave him everything. He also spoke about being sent to juvie and being a Blood. Later in the interview, Casanova explained how he caught an eight-year sentence after robbing a string of check cashing places. While speaking about his prison experiences, the rapper revealed he had multiple fights and spent three years in solitary confinement. The Brooklyn native said that after his release, he was free for only two months before getting locked up again for a robbery he did not commit. Towards the end, Casanova broke down how he reluctantly became a rapper and found success after only five months.