Hinton was born and raised in Opp, Alabama and is of African-American descent. Both of his parents had health issues. Hinton grew up with an interest in music as part of the choir in a local church. He began his musical career as a Gospel rapper before switching to hip hop after he listened to Lil Wayne and Drake. Other hip hop artists that Hinton listened to include PnB Rock, Fetty Wap, and Kevin Gates.
After graduating high school in 2015, Hinton served in the United States Marine Corps for four years before he began working to establish his musical career.
In June 2020, Mooski released "Track Star" through TikTok where it gained rapid popularity, over 475+ million views. In February 2021, the song start streaming on other platforms and was released as a single by Capitol Records. "Track Star" later entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 99 and peaked at number 31, remaining on the chart for a record-breaking 20 weeks. It also peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. A remix of the song (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Chris Brown and Yung Bleu) was released on May 18, 2021.

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