Born on Long Island, Genius moved to Buffalo New York before turning one. Raised in the Central Park area of the inner city of Buffalo he quickly learned that wisdom is a priceless commodity, and used it to stay out of trouble.
Although moving to a nearby suburb before high school, he still stayed close to his roots spending many winter days, and summer nights on the same blocks he was raised on. Meanwhile his parents instilled in him strong values that kept him from falling into the pitfall...