Part of Little Brother’s larger North Carolina collective the Justus League, Chaundon was born in the Bronx and first started to pen rhymes when he was 13 years old. He came into contact with each of the members of Little Brother in 1999 after transferring to North Carolina Central University in Durham from Barber Scotia College in Concord, NC. The hardcore lyricist played an integral role in building the Justus League as a credible source of hip-hop music in North Carolina; in particular, he discovered producer Khrysis, who has helped critically define the collective’s sound along with 9th Wonder. In terms of promoting himself, his approach was very dogged. He extended himself all over campus, performing at shows, local clubs, and radio stations. That work ethic, of course, translated to recording and produced a number of mixtapes, including his first, Slow Leaks, in 2003.

As he waited to put out his own full-length, the Durham-via-Bronx rapper made guest appearances on albums by his fellow League brethren, like Little Brother’s controversial The Minstrel Show (2005) and L.E.G.A.C.Y.’s Project Mayhem (2005). Next,Hall of Justus Music Group, Chaundon’s first label home, attained a distribution deal with Defend, which issued the MC’s first proper LP, Carnage, in 2008.

After releasing his second album, No Excuses, on HOJ/Traffic in 2010 Chaundon started his own label, Golden Era Music Inc., and landed a distribution deal with Empire. In 2011 he released his critically acclaimed album, The Jammington. He followed up with By The Way(2013) Stars Earn Stripes(2014) No Exuses – the prequal(2017) White Label(2018) Family.

In 2018 Chaundon started to use his real name, Finian St. Omer, professionally and released his first release with the new name FAMILY(2018) Shortly after Finian teamed up with DJ Flash of the Justus League and formed the group LINEAGE. LINEAGE released their debut self titled album on Golden Era Music in 2019.