Miracles
Creating space in your life for miracles.
Being a creative is difficult. Being a music artist, even more so. I’ve often envied my brothers that chose paths in tech as developers. I, too, graduated from college with a degree in a tech field but I was absolutely certain that it wasn’t the direction that I wanted to go. I’ve been writing since I was 14. I started actively rapping in high school and ultimately moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music.
In traditional career paths, you trade your time for a salary after an agreed upon value for your time. That value is calculated by your training and experience. Every year, college students graduate college with a degree that is the foundation for a base value. As a recording artist, this doesn’t exist. During college, I started teaching myself how to produce music. I shortly finished a mixtape. After college, I had done a second mixtape that was a significantly bigger project in which I wrote it all, produced it all, mixed and mastered it all, and packaged it all. Looking back, it was a massive undertaking. But I did it and was proud of it. Shortly after, and encouraged by family, I moved to Los Angeles. Now, I thought that because I had done all of that work and developed the foundation of my skillset, that it would matter at the next level. It did not. And my life got significantly harder. “No” may as well have been my first name. I was rejected often. I experienced financial hardship - a lot of hardship. Opportunity lessened. It takes a massive toll on your spirit and you begin to question your entire hubris as a human. I know I did. But something happened in all of this hardship. I prayed a lot. And in doing so I learned a lot about my internal resolve. This inner fire and refusal to give in.
In life, we’re in constant development. And if you’re paying attention, you can catch on in real-time. I started to develop a vision centered around purpose which was cultivated in all of this hardship. And there are no amount of Yales or Harvards that will give you this education. My entire set of beliefs, refined. And something as simple as the idea of a miracle was born out of this refinement. Miriam-Webster defines miracle as an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs. And in my entire journey, I understand that what I was doing was trying to create a miracle in my life. And I believe that we all are. And for one reason or another we get in our own way. But we ultimately learn that we are the miracle.
For the past 2 years I’ve been deeply enthralled in the creation process of my album. I’m simultaneously confident and excited in my work and can’t wait to give this contribution to the world. As a precursor to this project, I’ve released a series of creative works called ‘Miracle Minute.' The entire purpose of MM is to showcase my skillset, give it to the world, tell my story, and create space in my life for a miracle and be the example for others that are looking to do the same. Because I believe this contribution is necessary to the societal discourse and I’d rather speak life into, than take. My entire journey thus far has prepared me for today - being the miracle.
Be the miracle.
