I'm a week away from turning another year older and its been 3 days since I left my corporate job to pursue music full time. These are changes that most people would be afraid of. For a few hours one night I was. You see, I spoke to my friend E-Yo (fellow host of our radio show
The Concrete Schoolyard) and everything he said to me was frightening. Definitely not on purpose tho. I was worrying about money...bills being paid...the whole 9 yards. Then I remembered where I came from. I'm like most black men from the hood. I came up in a broken home with one parent who did everything. But just 2-3 years ago I moved hours away from home with nothing but clothes, a tv, and a computer. Now I own a growing recording label, I've been on television, & I've worked for one of the largest corporations in the world. Beyond that I am an artist that is continuing to grow. E-Yo has always been a realist and a great friend. His advice scared me at first, but after it strengthened my motives. His words give me hope. When one is allowed to live out his dreams the achievement follows. He continues to tell me to push the envelope. So although it can seem as if he's being critical I take it as he wants me to be the best. So right now I'm going to be your E-Yo. Do you. Always. Dream Big...and take Nothin' Less.
