Big Tuck was born on March 29, 1979. He grew up in Queen City,in South Dallas, where he attended Lincoln High School, and studied music at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He also, like Houston rapper Trae was involved in a scuffle with Mike Jones. Tuck knocked out Jones and later apologized for the incident. He dropped out of college and moved back to South Dallas to take up performing rap music.[1] He joined a seven piece band Dirty South Rydaz and recorded a successful independent solo album, Purple Hulk, in 2004 that led to Big Tuck and Dirty South Rydaz being signed by Universal in November 2005.[1][2][3] In 2006, he released the album, Tha Absolute Truth, which featured Erykah Badu, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall.[1][4]
