Born into a musical family from Brooklyn NY, Q realized at a very early age that he wanted to entertain through song; "When I was 3 or 4 years old, whenever we had company, my parents would give me a microphone and I'd sing for the guests, and I loved it". His parents went through some personal turmoil, which resulted in Q leaving Brooklyn for the Bronx to live with his father, where Q witnessed Hip Hop and instantly fell in love. "My life before Hip Hop was mostly Rock music, now I was divided, with new heroes from the Hip Hop culture". Q-Unique instantly started to write & produced demos at a friend's house, then started to work odd jobs and saved money to record in a studio.
Q-Unique's first professional opportunities were given to him by the legendary Crazy Legs of the world famous Rock Steady Crew, which Q became a member of, as an MC. Crazy Legs would get Q his 1st two record deals, one of them resulting in a very short stint with multi platinum C+C Music Factory. That's when Q would learn quickly the ups and downs of the music industry; 'C+C just wasn't for me, they had a path and a formula that was very different from where I wanted to go, but never the less, it was a learning experience that taught me a lot'."
