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From Cleveland to Creation: The Journey Behind BAD4MYHEALTH

At just 19 years old, I’ve lived a life filled with movement, challenges, and lessons that shaped me into who I am today. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, my story has been far from simple. Growing up in a single-parent home with my mom, stability was never guaranteed. We moved constantly, and I saw firsthand how addiction can affect a family. That kind of environment forces you to grow up fast — and sometimes, it leaves you misunderstood.

In school, I never quite fit in. People treated me like I was slow or weird, and that made me retreat into my own world. I switched schools often — from Charles Mooney to Clark, Denison, William Cullen Bryant, then James Ford Rhodes and Warren G. Harding. Each time felt like starting over, but each move also taught me how to adapt, survive, and find pieces of myself along the way.


Cleveland itself left a deep mark on me. It’s a city that shows you struggle, poverty, and pain — but it also shows you resilience. I’ve met incredible people here, mentors who reminded me that life is bigger than what you see in front of you. Between music and basketball, I found outlets that gave me purpose. I may not be the best hooper, but the fire, competitiveness, and passion I feel on the court are the same things that drive me in the studio.

My earliest musical influences came straight from my mom’s playlists — Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Fetty Wap, Mike Jones, Eminem, and that early 2000s rap energy. As I got older, my ear shifted toward melodic rap and R&B. Juice WRLD, XXXTentacion, Gunna, Brent Faiyaz, Lil Uzi Vert, Drake, Bryson Tiller, Blxst, and even Ed Sheeran showed me how melody could carry raw emotion. That smooth, immersive sound is the lane I see myself in.

Funny enough, I didn’t start out thinking I’d be an artist. It began with me and my brother (not by blood, but in life) just playing around on Band Lab. We’d grab beats off YouTube, screen record them, and rap over them for fun. Eventually, we made a song and dropped it on YouTube. It wasn’t polished, but it was ours — and that feeling was unforgettable. We kept making more, even tried starting something on IG with a group chat, and though it didn’t blow up, it planted the seed. I realized I loved creating — taking nothing and turning it into something real.

As I kept going, people started telling me my voice stood out. That gave me the confidence to take music seriously. What started as a game turned into a passion, then into purpose. I’ve always been a nervous person, but my hunger to be great pushes me into uncomfortable situations where I can grow. Music is now more than just an outlet — it’s the way I transform struggle, fear, and doubt into fuel.

Everything I’ve been through — the moves, the losses, the doubts, the labels people put on me — made me who I am. And now, it’s time to step forward. My first official single, BAD4MYHEALTH, is the beginning of something bigger. It’s my way of saying: I’m here, I’m growing, and I’m ready to show the world what I’ve got.

 
 
 

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