Tragedy Styles was born on January 6, 1962 in Sierra Leone Section, Maryland, Liberia as Taron Tyrone Jeremiah Summer Nyema. He is an actor and composer, known for Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000), The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up (2005) and HipHopBattle.com: Hip Hop 4 Life (2001).