Dominican-bred Bronx native Fvrthr Mendoza grew up in a musical household, son of a multi-instrumentalist father who encouraged him to explore his gifts for singing, rapping, and songwriting. Mendoza developed a versatile style that drew from a wide variety of influences and modes, switching quickly between moody falsetto-heavy R&B and more jagged trap rhythms. He often referred to his eclectic personal taste in music as a reason for his all-over-the-place styles, citing Tears for Fears, Nirvana, Phil Collins, and other less rap-relatable artists as early musical touchstones. ...