Toosii sat down with VladTV in 2020 as the music artist was starting to really buzz. He talked about growing up in Syracuse, New York, before moving to North Carolina as a teen. Prior to moving, the rapper and singer revealed he started witnessing violence by the age of seven. He also shared a tragic story about his three best friends fatally stabbing his grandfather during a robbery. Later, Toosii explained how his hometown had reacted to his success and acknowledged Drake for helping his career when he dropped "Toosie Slide."