Tobal is an actor, author, poet, lyricist, singer, and songwriter. A native Washingtonian, Tobal’s experience has been one familiar to many African American men from the DC area. He discovered the art of writing in grade school, and began performing in his grandfather’s church at a young age. As a young man, he honed his artistic skills on the streets of DC as a street performer, and at the DC Department of Corrections Lorton facility as a ghost writer for illiterate inmates.