Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Jadarrius Lewis (Spekulate the Philosopher) is a powerhouse producer of many skills. Obtaining his roots as a musician first in 2008, Spekulate's influences from the likes of Deftones, The Isley Brothers, System Of A Down, Radiohead, Sade and many diverse artists/bands, eventually lead to him starting a band (FREED) with a few friends roughly a year later. Around that same time, he quickly picked up production from a fellow bandmate who used FL Studio.
His love for creating beats grew exponentially every chance he had to create, taking influence from legendary producers like Nujabes, Flying Lotus, Madlib, DJ Paul & Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia in his earlier years of production to even modern producers of today like Sounwave of TDE, Metro Boomin, Tyler, The Creator and more that helped shape the atmosphericly rich, groovy, and soulfully diverse sound that is Spekulate the Philosopher.