Pair-A-Dyce started on hip-hop message boards in the early 2000s after seeing his older brother participate in internet rap groups and form a crew. After a year in college, Dyce dropped out and moved to Texas, where he started to take music more seriously after watching the Houston network of artists gain attention from major labels. It wasn’t until 2009, after an uneventful stint in a struggling studio, that he was able to gain an internship with Houston super producer Mr.