Younghawk

Daniel Henry Cloud (born October 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Younghawk, is a Korean-American rapper from.

Early life
Cloud was born on October 2, 1974 in, , and was left outside an orphanage by his mother after a family argument. He was adopted by a Cherokee Native American family, and was enrolled as a member of the. A family friend from nearby introduced him to rap music through record club CDs. The music of was his introduction to hip hop; he began listening to West Coast gangsta rap such as  and  and the  rapper. With rapping as a hobby, he was a basketball player for and earned honors from the  in his senior year.

Beginnings and early years (1996-1999)
In 1996, he moved to, , where he met old-school rapper Roger "Master Z" Zeal. Zeal noticed him freestyling at a dance party organized by, and later introduced him to Atlanta producer DJ Frederique.