Mr.Cord was born in New York during the summer of Sam to an alcoholic/druggie mother and a father who abandoned him at age six. His sister, who was seven years older than him, introduced him to hip-hop, before she ran away when he was 7. Hip-hop then became his father. He was continually labeled "a bad kid" in and out of school by people who knew nothing of the abuse and neglect he received at home. He became a "latch key kid", coming home from school, cooking and caring for himself with little, sometimes no parental guidance or supervision. Hip hop music and culture quickly absorbed his life, he wrote his first rhyme at 6 and would perform his lyrics to various people who would party at his house with his mother, when she was home. School was never a priority to him he was suspended as early as the first grade and eventually left back twice.

At age 12 Mr. Cord discovered a way to make beats using his mothers collection of vinyl, he would manually loop breaks with a cassette deck using the pause and record buttons. Soon he was recording his own original material. Through the years his mother's drug and alcohol addictions heightened and after she was severely beaten (which was witnessed by Mr. Cord) by one of the many men in her life, she finally decided to get some help. She then began attending A.A. and became the polar opposite of what she was while she was using drugs andexpected Mr. Cord to become a "good kid", however he was already set in his ways after being left to fend for himself for so many years. Soon his mother decided that they should move to escape her past and to start a new life, yet attending a new school at age 15 only made Mr. Cord's behavior worse and when his mother discovered that he was drinking and smoking pot she admitted him to "the brain washing cult known as Kids of North Jersey" a controversial drug rehab for kids ranging in age from 12 to 24.

He spent seven days a week in a factory building, up to 18 or more hours a day. There were five "phases" of the program and being on first phase he was not allowed to go to school, to read, write, watch TV or listen to music. Along with the rest of the "kids" he was forced to sit in blue chairs facing forward, back straight, with his hands on his knees for 18 hours a day. During the time he spent there he was constantly reciting lyrics and melodies to himself in his head. On 1st phase the kids did not live at home. They stayed with other kids on higher phases of the program. They were called "newcomers", 1st phase was supposed to last for 14 days. For Mr. Cord it lasted 236 days. "The abuse at kids ranged from verbal to physical with kids being restrained for hours at a time on the hard floor by up to five other teens. The staff members were just children themselves and completely unqualified to be responsible for such a large group of kids. The only qualification to be on staff was to be a graduate of the program. Most had not even finished high school. There were no degrees in counseling. Humiliation and bullying were accepted treatment tactics". Speaking and walking freely was not allowed, the kids in the program were carried around by their belt loops. Meals consisted of cheese sandwiches, oranges and water. "Over the years TV shows and investigators looked into the program. Some were permitted to enter the building, ask questions and film. No one was permitted to speak with the reporters except the graduates. Eventually, the state began investigating reports of abuse and false imprisonment .New Jersey was aware that Kids was a controversial program and proceeded to have state officials check it out. They found numerous counts of insurance fraud and many major insurance companies had already stopped funding".

Mr. Cord escaped from the program after 8 seemingly endless months of life altering torture. The program was eventually closed down, many law suits were filed and many kids and parents of kid's committed suicide because of the inconceivable damage the program had on their families. (Many years later an indy film was made about the program titled "over the gw"). Mr. Cord left the program as a legally emancipated minor, he was no longer welcomed at his mother's house and he was unable to go back to school because of how far he had fallen behind. For the next few years he lived as a homeless teen hustling to make it by and to get food. He slept where ever a friend would let him. Many nights he slept outside in lawn chairs and park benches, he lived like this in New York City, Orange County New York and Washington D.C...

Everywhere he went he rhymed, he rhymed at house parties, clubs and street ciphers, he eventually grew credibility and he started appearing on various mix tapes, radio shows and movie sound tracks but he made little to no money. Unfortunately being homeless and jobless for several years made accomplishing what he needed with his music nearly impossible. After years of struggling with homelessness and poverty and being forced into criminal activities in 1998, he purchased a MPC 2000 and started a independent record label "MEDICAL RECORDS" with relatively no backing he his crew The Fifth Element, after a few years of pure dedication and hard work, moved over 7,000 albums with little to no distribution or promotion, consequently exposing them to a large audience and growing a huge fan base worldwide.

Unfortunately, however, in 2005 shortly after the release of the groups second album, one member was forced to quit due to personal issues and yet another member was arrested and imprisoned for three felony drug charges (scheduled to be released in 2013). And yet still Mr. Cord forced on, he began ghostwriting and producing for several well known mainstream artists and soon joined forces with fellow label mate/friend and long time collaborator, Whichcraft, as well as Connecticut's Citizen Kane and Dik Daztardly and Queens New York's Nickel to form the beginning of underground super group "Money Hungry Bastards," although they have yet to release a colaborative full length official album they have all appeared on each others projects and Mr.Cord has Executive Produced and Mixed Dik Daztardly's stunning release titled "Misery Loves Company."

In 2008 Mr.Cord released his second full length album titled "Surrounded by Zombies the Soundtrack to the Lifestyle of the Average Citizen of The United States of America" the album was well received by fans and critics alike, not only for his controversial track "Fuck The Down South" but also for his personal insight on social and political issues one critic was quoted as stating: "This record plays out like a film, seemingly woven together like a masterpiece, this is quite possibly my favorite album in quite sometime". The album quickly sold out and is highly sot after by fans and is considered a collectors item. His next release titled "Tales From The Latch Key Kid A Madmans Diary, The Audio Biography. Back in The Daze," was released on September 21, 2010. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.