Every one of us has a race that we have to run. For some of us, this race is chosen. For others, we’re thrown into the storm of competition without knowing what the hell’s going on. Where I’m from, the popular race to run is the race for fame. Folks from around the globe come to Los Angeles to follow their dreams, always with images of grandeur to fuel the pursuit of the seemingly impossible.
While it’s easy to get caught up in the noise of it all, I’ve managed to sort out a lot of the struggles with being an artist by struggling with my friends. From the moment I left home to pursue this, I knew it would be hard fought to do it without some homies by my side. From my hometown, to SoundClo...