Editing Funkmaster Flex (section)

==Early life==
Aston Taylor Jr. was born in the Bronx borough of New York City to [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] immigrant parents.<ref>{{cite news |last=Birchmeir |first=Jason |title=Funkmaster Flex Artist Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/funkmaster-flex-mn0000156010/biography |access-date=2019-01-19 |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214185559/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/funkmaster-flex-mn0000156010/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> His father, DJ Aston George Taylor Sr., was a sound system professional.<ref name="Vibe">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FCwEAAAAMBAJ |quote=Funkmaster Flex Born bronx. |title=Vibe |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FCwEAAAAMBAJ/page/n95 88] |via=Internet Archive |date= March 1997|access-date=2016-02-26|last1=Group |first1=Vibe Media |publisher=Vibe Media }}</ref> He was raised in a strict, religious household.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sales |first=Nancy Jo |title=Flex Time |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/features/2731/ |access-date=2019-01-19 |archive-date=January 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174622/http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/features/2731/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the age of 16, he began DJing at local nightclubs.<ref name="Vibe" />