Was his upbringing really rough and tumble?

He was 20, with a rough upbringing in Spanish Harlem and a vague idea to pursue carpentry.

A longtime fixture on the indie rap scene, Cage often recalls his fractured childhood and rough upbringing.

Jay-Z argues that his music is the product of his rough upbringing, and that it speaks to others going through the same problems.

Court records showed that Cooey had a very rough upbringing.

The song describes his rough upbringing and his struggles.

Despite a rough upbringing, he climbs the ladder of success.

Go back into his history and perhaps we might find that Taylor had a rough upbringing, or a too lenient one; perhaps he feels anger at the world's injustices.

Olaf is also shown to sympathize with the children, telling them that life is unfair and a miserable place, cryptically referring to his own rough upbringing.

But the survivor mentality is deeply ingrained in his DNA, and every conversation about his predicament inevitably evokes references to his rough upbringing.