 He was introduced to Hip Hop by his parents Donald "Duck" Robertson Sr.& Barbara Robertson when they brought home "Rappers Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang.XL's original Rap name was DJ Jazzy D, although he had already changed it to XL after he had joined BIg Boogie to form the New Orleans-based rap group Strictly Business.He chose the name would always say "why do anything if your not going to do it Xtra Large" (sic)

Donald XL Robertson has produced and performed for many groups and solo artists since the mid 1990s.