After graduating from The Duke Ellington School of the Arts , he attended Howard University .
Hurd was born on January 25 , 1968 , as Stephen Arthur Hurd , in Washington , D.C. , where he was reared in the church .
After graduating from The Duke Ellington School of the Arts , Hurd attended Howard University .
Hurd was born on January 25 , 1968 , as Stephen Arthur Hurd , in Washington , D.C. , where he was reared in the church .