POON THA BOOTLEGMAN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON,TX. A NATIVE OF THE STREETS, THA BOOTLEGMAN IS A HOOD LEGEND. INFLUENCED BY THE LATE GREAT DJ SCREW, POON BEGAN HIS CAREER FREESTLYING ON MIX TAPES. IN 2004, THA BOOTLEGMAN DROPPED HIS FIRST MIXTAPE TITLED THE BOOTLEG DISC. SELLING 5,000 COPIES OUT OF THE TRUNK OF HIS CAR, HE REALIZED THAT MUSIC WAS HIS PASSION. SO HE BEGAN HUSTLING HARDER, DOING A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OPEN MIC AND TALENT SHOWCASES. HE IS A 9 TIME WINNER OF CLUB RIDDIMS/97.9 THE BOX TALENT SHOWCASE FROM 2006-2007. HE HAS OPENED FOR ARTIST SUCH AS Z-RO, TRAE, ESG, DEVIN THA DUDE, HAWK AND KIOTTI. THA BOOTLEGMAN HAS PROVEN THAT HE CAN RUN WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST. WITH ALOT OF HEART, PASSION, AND DETERMINATION, HE IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.