MBNEL came through for his first-ever VladTV interview in 2020 and in this clip he started out speaking about growing up in Stockton, California. He explained that Stockton has one of the largest Philipino communities in the country, and MBNEL added that his parents were born in the Philippines and his mother came to the U.S. when she was pregnant with him. From there, MBNEL detailed growing up in South Stockton, including his family members being Crips. He went on to speak about starting his own crew, being shot at for the first time at 14, and buying his first gun at 16. To hear more, hit the above clip.