Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Detroit, whiterosemoxie, or Moxie, started his musical journey at 8 years old after he suffered an asthma attack that put him in a coma for several days. When he awoke, he had the indescribable urge to start making music. Which takes us to last year, when he released his debut record, white ceilings, while still in high school, as well as its follow-up, grae ceilings, a few months later. Described as embodying the energy of Travis Scott and the vulnerability of the late Juice Wrld, Moxie has, well, moxie among other not-so-secret ingredients like confidence, charisma, as well as bass-heavy bangers like "newty," coming-of-age piano ballads like "go," and a deep-rooted love for IHOP.