Born Joshua Andrew Esquivel in 1991, Tussla grew up in Oak Cliff, a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas. He became interested in music at an early age after listening to artists like Eminem, Ludacris, Z-ro. Tussla’s melodic sing-rap flow is both mellow and aggressive with blends of sounds coming from influential artists such as Drake, Kevin Gates, Chamillionaire, and Lil Wayne.