media | January 13, 2026

Who is Young Ma family?

Katorah Marrero, better known by her stage name Young M.A, was born on April 3, 1992, in Brooklyn, New York. Young M.A grew close to her brother, Kenneth Ramos, and her mother. When Marrero was 7, her mother decided to relocate to Chesterfield, Virginia, as it provided better school facilities and her children would remain away from the violence of East New York. In Virginia, she started to play tackle football.

who-is-young-ma-familyWho is the Young Ma family?

Young M.A has been from a very strong family, Young M.A’s mother is Jamaican, and her father is Puerto Rican. Her father was incarcerated when she was 1 and was not released until she was 11, spending approximately 10 years behind bars. With the absence of her father, Young M.A grew close to her brother, Kenneth Ramos, and her mother.

At the age of seven, her family moved to Chesterfield Virginia because her mother wanted them to be as far away from the violence of East New York as possible and she also wanted her children to get a good education. During school Young M.A. started to write down her rhymes and in 2001 she began rapping for the very first time.