Allen was born and is from
Hampton,Virginia. He has two sisters. His
mom gave birth to him at the age of 16. He
had a tough time growing up, his best
friend was murdered. During his childhood,
his family spent many days without water
and electricity because they were often
unable to pay the bills. In his junior year at
Bethel high he was Virginia State Player of
the Year in two sports, playing point guard
in basketball and quarterback and
cornerback in football. That year he led the
Bruins to the state championship in both
sports. He was intending to go to Maryland
and play both football & basketball. There
he would have joined his good friend Joe
Smith( now they both are in Philly
together). But in 1993 a brawl in bowling
alley ruined all that. As he could not play
football or basketball in his senior year of
high school he wasn't highly recruited.
During the summer he had to finish school
and got into Georgetown where he also
studied B. Fine Arts .
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