 እሱ ለእናቱ ግሎሪያ ማሪ ጄምስ (በወቅቱ 16 ዓመቷ ነበር) እና አባቱ አንቶኒ ማክሌላንድ የተባሉ ሲሆን በርካታ የወንጀል ሪኮርዶች ያሏቸው የግሎሪያ ፍቅረኛ እንደነበሩ ተገልጻል ።
He was birthed to his mother, Gloria Marie James (aged 16 at the time), and his father, Anthony McClelland, who was reportedly Gloria's lover with numerous criminal records.