Born in Detroit, Grizzley was raised by his grandmother in the Joy Road area of West Detroit. In middle school, he founded the musical group, All Stars Ball Hard along with three of his friends. In 2011, his mother was sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking. His father was murdered in 2012. On July 1, 2014, Tee Grizzley was one of three people arrested following an attempted robbery at a jewelry store in Lexington, Kentucky. On September 30