RoblopezIAM

Berkeley, CA, USA

I started making music at age 15, I would always invest in myself and pushed myself. At age 18 I had received a record deal offer, but never took it because of my values and ethics. They wanted to change my name and music. I’m blessed I didn’t take the offer. Now that I have become more aware I see how the violence, sexism, and all around ignorance was shaping me. I started becoming a product of my environment and got brain washed by the capitalist system. Growing up I always wanted to break the cycle of oppression and now that I’m educating myself I plan to normalize what really matters in this world; helping one another. After losing my friend in my arms and other traumatic events I decided to take a break for a while and isolate myself. I ended up learning about how our emotions and minds work. Challenging what we grow up with and changing our perspective can have a huge impact on how we live and experience life.