Derrick Lamont McGilbra was born in Dallas, Tx on January 27, 1987. He was raised in the suburb of Oak Cliff by his mother, Kendra Rhodes. His biological father, Willie Cecile McGilbra was around, but not totally fully active in his life.

His mother was loosely strict on him growing up, only to make him a better person. Ms. Rhodes was very protective of her son; and with attempting to providing what was best for him, she often found herself working two jobs to make ends meet. He attended Universal Academy Charter School in Irving, TX from the 8th-11th grade, after his mother felt that the public school setting was not for her son.

While at the charter school he excelled greatly. He played basketball and ran track. He maintained an above average grade point average while he was there but due to other circumstances he was forced to change schools after his 11th grade year at the charter school, which placed him at Cedar Hill High School for his senior year. He graduated from Cedar Hill High School with a 3.46 grade point average and in the top 25 percentile of of his class.  

Upon graduating high school, Derrick attended Wiley College in Marshall, TX where he was apart of the pre-alumni council and was active in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Sigma Chapter where he served 2 years as historian. He played intramural flag football and basketball, and worked at a movie theater in Dallas on the weekends, until he found a position as a waiter in his junior year of school. In college, his peers gave him the name “Uncle D” because of his level of maturity for his age. After 4 years he graduated from Wiley with a Business Degree with a  concentration in Management, with a 3.57 GPA, earning him the title of Cum Laude.

It was at Wiley, Derrick met his Wife, LaToya Williams, who he dated for a year and a half before proposing. They were wed on April 7, 2012. They have two daughters ages 15 and 8, and reside in Waxahachie, TX where they have been for 8 years.