I am America’s Next Top Hitmaker because I have a taste and passion for music that’s not like any other. My whole family comes from music.
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Who or what is your musical inspiration?
My music inspiration is my older sister and my grandfather. Growing up my grandfather was a top inspiration because of his story and passion with music. Coming out of jr highschool he played the sax , flute and clarinet. He recorded tracks for gamble and huff and sigma sound. He also played In a group called Italics when he was younger. As for my sister, she was in musicals and always singing which made me get into doing choir singing. This lead to me writing poems and turning them into raps.
How would performing at the Global Citizen Festival impact your career?
This wouldn’t just impact my career but also inspire people that look up to me, especially my family, fans and supporters. I want to show that no matter where you’re from or what you're going through, chase your dream. If it’s music or being president, nothing is impossible as long as you believe in yourself. It will impact my career because I can put my story out there. Not everyone is an autistic rapper with a dream and I want to show the world anything is possible.
What would you do with $50,000?
What I would do with 50,000 is invest half into myself and my music and the other half to get a house and be able to be there and provide for my 2 yr old daughter and my twins that will be born at the end of November this year. Whatever I have left I will give back to my community in Clementon, New Jersey to help in any way I can.
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