Fem Fel (real name Femi Falola) was a late-comer to music. He discovered his talent for rapping whilst serving a prison term in 2005. What began as penning some diary-style lyrics with his cellmate along to a Cormega CD, soon became an obsession, leading to him take part in rap battles out in the exercise yard. Fem says it was his obsessive personality that made him want to be the best at this new talent he’d discovered. Fem began to take his life seriously, away from the trouble and strife of a life of crime. He began volunteering as a support assistant with children and studied for a sociology degree.