Where I Fit In

Where we grow up and how we are raised defines you as a person. It isn't until later in life where someone starts to find out who THEY are as a person.

I was born in Norwalk, CT. Being of Hispanic origin, I have grown up in a religious family who is deeply ingrained in tradition. Being brought up this way has instilled certain principles in my personality that i have already noticed. Things like respect, faith, and a sense of being "family oriented". While learning my hispanic family traditions I was also learning the ways of american culture. I'd go home after a day of all english and walk into a house blasting spanish novellas and the smell of arroz con pollo cooking in the kitchen. Both cultures have affected my life in countless ways, and now being in New Haven, one of Connecticut's largest cities, I am learning new ways to look at life and taking mental notes so that if i ever need this knowledge i'll be ready. As life goes on I will experience countless other cultures and it'll be then when I actually start to become my own person.

Does our social identity increase our responsibility of other people? I believe it does. I manage a good friend as a rapper and we have just recently started to work on starting our own record label. As a person who has been raised with in a "family oriented" mindset  if i had the means to put on friends and family then why not? I wouldn't give out money I'd give friends and family opportunities for them to live out there dreams. A friend of mines wants to become a Taylor. He has an incredible sense of fashion and has already begun work on his own line. If our music was to somehow catch on and spread through the masses it would bring our label millions of dollars, and with that success. I would invest in his clothing company and give him a shot to live his dream.

Earth is a messed up place full of selfishness and rats but i've always said to be the difference you want to see. We only have one life. If I get on, i'm taking as many people as i can with me.