Comin Full Circle

At 14 I was excluded from school for fighting. I got misunderstood as a victim of bullying + grooming into a gang. They labeld me the problem and put me in suspension, exclusion, all of that which pushed me further into the wrong social circle + more problems.

Things got quite dangerous for me with the violence after school, so I dropped out in Year 11 and studied all my GCSEs from home [They wouldnt transfer me].

All the messages I got from adults around me were negative and limiting, so for me to come full circle with my journey is such a blessing [I’m not where I need to be yet, but everyday I’m building].

When I dropped out and started to study from home [back in 2005/6/7] I realised that I actually got to do the same thing as right now:
- Wake up when I want
- Not socialise with people [lol]
- Focus on the bigger picture to acheive highly
- Dick around and freestyle rap pieces or make paintings during the day
- Define my day and what I need from it.

I passed all my GCSE’s with 9 A*-C grades.

Who would have told me that:
- I’d speak 3 languages
- I’d open my own businesses + be an Art Director
- I’d live between London and Barcelona
- I’d ever see more than a grand in my life
- I’d be free from limitation and thinking about working internationally

It’s not normal. One of my childhood musician friends is in jail until he will be 45, One is dead because he been caught in postcode conflict. Both were close to me. These two stories got shown in the BBC news, they were two negative stories. You get accustomed to chaos.

So when I got featured briefly in BBC, it was unreal to see my face online there for a positive thing, because know that my work meant that I intentionally kept choosing to build a different path.

It’s easy, much more easier to stick in a negative life than to get up and choose greatness for yourself.

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