My Why
I didn’t grow up around stability. Violence, survival mode, and trauma were normal. My mom went to prison when I was 11, and by 14 I was basically raising myself emotionally.
I survived shootings, losses, and situations that could’ve turned me bitter or destructive. Losing my 17‑year‑old cousin JaMichael, who was in foster care when he was killed in a targeted shooting, showed me how vulnerable youth are when they don’t have guidance or support.
I know what survival mode feels like—normalizing pain, staying in fight‑or‑flight, carrying weight while breaking inside.
That’s why my mission is bigger than music. I use my platform to talk about trauma, healing, money, boundaries, purpose, and breaking cycles—so young people know that seeing dysfunction doesn’t mean they were meant to become it.
This work is personal. This is my why.
What we thought was normal wasn’t even close.
Some of us stayed in survival mode so long that chaos felt regular. Pain became routine. Trauma felt like personality. Silence felt like protection.
But just because you saw it doesn’t mean you’re meant to live in it. You can come from it without becoming it. You can learn from it without staying stuck in it.
Healing starts when you realize survival isn’t the same as peace. Growth is choosing a different direction.