Jum Raoof was born on June 21, 1977 as Jum Uqdah Ra'Oof II in Atlanta, Georgia. Jum Raoof is the second of three children of Hertha Z. Raoof (Dental Assistant) and Jum U. Ra'Oof Sr. (owner of a real estate investment company). Jum is from the College park in Atlanta, Ga. He is of both African American and Native American descent.