Born in 1997, Kingston, Jamaica, Matthew Blake grew up in the hills of St Andrew where he attended Oberlin High School and his passion for music led him to become a member of the School’s Choir. Throughout his five years at Oberlin he used every opportunity of being a part of the choir to develop his vocal skills and stage performance. He won several awards performing as a lead vocalist with the school choir on Jamaica's Popular television show "All Together Sing" where he competed with multiple schools across the country. Oberlin High triumphed on several occasion while Matthew was a student.

At the latter part of his school tenure he became a member of a group called Total 5 alongside with his older brothers (Jermaine and Jerome Blake) where they performed across Jamaica with some of the most popular names in the music Industry. Being the youngest of the Blake brothers, Matthew was always the center of attraction with his diminutive demeanor. Regardless of his size, Matthew always