Billynaire Cruz was born in Honduras city of La Ceiba but was raised in South Central Los Angeles to his mother Isabel Bardales and his father Faustino Cruz. Hustling was Billynaire's escape from reality as he dealt with difficult times throughout his childhood. At the young age of seventeen, he went through getting on probation, having a house arrest, and he was locked up in jail twice. But not even the system could stop his reputation through his street fame, money, power, and respect.​ In 2004 Billynaire was hosting a big flyer party but a fight broke out with a gang member after he left the party. Some youngster was shot outside as Billynaire was leaving. After Billynaire got off the freeway police arrested him alleging he did the crime. He was facing 25 to life in prison but God was the only one he could depend on, and miraculously justice prevailed as Billynaire didn’t shoot anyone nor could he and he was mistakenly accused of being the alleged shooter of the victim in the first place and in three days Billynaire's case was dropped and he was released from prison.​