Hitmaka is the stage name of American rapper and producer Christian J. Ward,
born on September 9, 1985, in Chicago Illinois. He began rapping under the
pseudonym Iceberg in the early aughts and even landed a deal with DMX's
Bloodline Records, but his auspicious career was cut short when his parents sent
him to a military boarding school in Montana in 2001. After graduating from
school in 2003, he moved to Los Angeles and worked closely with fellow Chicago
rapper Shawnna before making his debut as Yung Berg with the single "Sexy Lady"
(2007). Thanks to the track's popularity, he w...