#TheQuestament is out now! My new album tells a story of my whole music career! Link in bio! Check it out! Also on #spotify
'You can't heal me' feat My very good friend
@mslauramichelle_
As we continue the journey, today were at a very pivotal chapter- I was stable and the company was doing well.. I had been inspired since my days on Warped Tour where many activists and non profits were passionate about their causes, to do something that gave back.. I just wasnt sure exactly what cause I wanted to support. But after almost losing my life to someone having a mental breakdown and had been battling mental illness, a lifetime of my own mental health stuff mostly due to loss..and drugs.. then a friend in the music scene committed suicide and after some time processing that I knew what had to be done. I had to try to fight the mental health stigma and support suicide prevention. I also wanted to work with bigger-name artists, and give touring indie artists opportunities to open for major headliners on the road.
I had a few close friends at the house for a bbq after the final warped tour run, and told them of my plan- I wasnt sure how I was gonna do it but I was going to partner with a non profit, raise money to book some big headliners and put 100% of the proceeds to the charity, whoever it was.
I contacted many charity organizations in the mental health field- but the only one who gave me the time of day was
@mentalhealthct . They agreed to partner with me and support whatever I was able to put together in its early stages. I got to work, raised a bunch of bread, booked Rittz, Brother Ali, and a few others. We were set to announce and take off. Then, covid hit. SMH.
The year we had to put everything on hold was tough. Challenging was an understatement, but all my paperwork was good, we kept postponing untill we could launch. In that year, i kept raising money and was able to add the iconic RAKIM to the lineup. In 2021, we went on #TourForLife ..the rest is history! And we still at it! Weve had Ghostface, Onyx, G Rap, Rah Digga, Nems, and so many other legends. AND we About to announce headliners for #TfL24- our 4th year in a row!
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