Toya M. Watkins is from Newport News, Virginia and is the oldest of five children. She used to enjoy writing poems and stories when she was younger but now writes songs. She is currently a senior at Norfolk State University majoring in Mass Communications and plans to graduate in May 2010. Upon graduation, she plans to work in television production and may continue her education to obtain a master's degree, though she has not decided exactly what she will do in the future.