Hugo Diaz and Lu Diaz and were Born in Santiago, Chile, moving to South Florida in 1976 when Hugo was three years of age, and Lu was eight. Lu began his music career by playing drums in local rock bands like New Impact" & "Paradise Alley. After Lu's departure fromNew Impact the band changed their name to The Goods and were later produced by the legendary Tom Dowd. By 1982, Lu had taken an interest in Hip-Hop aside from being rooted in the Rock music of the day. After his longtime friend LIL Danny B brought over his freshly bought drum machine, a Roland TR-505 in the mid-1980s, he became hooked on Hip-Hop production.