Dicky Cockerson was born in Frenchlick, Indiana where he was president of the Asian Overachievers Club at his middle school. In high school, Dicky perused a career in hip hop music, earning street cred with the underground hit “If You Wanna Die Again Press Rewind”. While recording his first mainstream album, Dicky ran into trouble with hip hop producer Suge Noon.  After repeated threats on his life, Dicky found solace in Australia where he is currently based as trashwire’s newest writer.