Born in the south side of Lisbon South Bank " Margem Sul" in the early 80`s Masterzuk grew up listing to portuguese HipHop ,and rap groups such as Da weasel , Mind da gap , Boss ac , black company and names such as Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, Big Daddy Kane and the Jungle Brothers.in the early 90s masterzuk emmergrated to london uk (North west london) where he was educated and brought up as a teenager living life on the grind.