Japhia Life was born and raised in Philadelphia. He released several mixtapes and two independent releases. He has had much media exposure plus worked with some of the big names in the hip hop industry. Powerful music Although Japhia knows that he is a gospel artist, he prefers not to be put in a box. In his own words “I just make life changing music. I’m from the hood so I just wanna make powerful music inspired by God that will affect the world.”