Wali Da Great real name Wali Smitherly Jackson born August 15, 1998 in Houston,Texas. He started out doing underground rap music, releasing a mixtape of freestyles called Freestyle Tracks.Wali Da Great eventually moved to Atlanta, Georgia he was discovered in 2017 by the late great Shawty Lo. Wali Da Great is considered the best rapper in Atlanta, Georgia and is in talks to signing with TI's Grand Hustle.