the search for happiness
I'm a firm believer that we, as humans, were placed on this earth to find happiness.
What's the point of living if you're chasing the dollar and going through the motions?
BUT HEY, YOU NEED MONEY...
Especially with the way the world is heading right now. Trust me, I want to be rich as hell, so I'm doing it my way. And yeah, it's always been about doing it my way. I've been looking to make a splash within the creative world since early middle school. I started doing music in 6th grade with a USB karaoke microphone from a PlayStation game. Plugged her into the old Windows XP, and rapped over loop beats on Mixcraft. Talk about budgeting. I was fucking terrible. It wasn't until 8th grade that I got a real microphone and started making songs that were mediocre at best.
This was all part of the grand scheme to get paid. My entrepreneurial mindset was always in motion. Amidst this dream of becoming a famous rapper and putting my city on the map like every other local douche, I was popping out businesses left and right:
Wave Fingerboards - Handmade tech-deck skateboards crafted from 8 plies of quality wood veneers. Yeah, I was the kid that finger boarded at lunch. It surprises me that I got all the now washed up football players to buy into the hype.
Three Brothers Landscape - It really was a profitable business until my buddies dad went freak show when we bought leaf blowers because he thought I was scamming him out of money. Nothing but love for my boy Dib to this day though.
Peak Clothing - My first attempt at a clothing brand. Literally just designed hoodies on SpreadShirt. Honestly, don't think I even sold one.
It was at this point I stopped making raps and started making beats. I figured it was time to stay within the radar, but in a less annoying way. I was ridiculed all the time. Hell, I would've laughed at a kid who went by the name Young Roache too...
For some reason I had the courage to get back into fashion after I failed once.
Modeste - It was my second attempt at a clothing brand. This time around I recruited a friend. We were doing pretty damn well. We had a big DJ rocking our shit in the presence of Diplo and shutting down venues in Miami. How did it end? All I gotta say is don't mix friends and business.
Abovo USA - Yes...another clothing brand. This one did okay. I just stopped keeping up with it. You know what they say, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Lol.
I made a few songs after this, but my girlfriend at the time called me tool for it. We broke up...
SomeFellas - Probably my most recent venture before I started the solo music journey. It was a band I was in with my good friend. Comparable to Aer. We had a short run but it taught me a lot about music and the industry. We played a show, signed a pair of tits, and called it quits.
This brings us to the summer before my sophomore year of community college and I still hadn't made a substantial amount of money from any of these ventures.
BUT I REALIZED BEING HAPPY GOES BEYOND MONEY...
Happiness is also about being your own person and doing whatever the hell you want. I was designing clothes, making music, and taking pictures while everyone else was playing a sport. Thank god I didn't peak in high school.
So I guess happiness is all about finding something cool and just doing it man.
I'm still searching for that final destination of true happiness; until I find it, I'll be working.
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