Music is my savior, and I would not be here without it. I go through a lot of stress mentally being the color I am, where I am, and music has helped through these issues, along with others at home. My father has been struggling with depression his whole life. He is obese, emotionless, and hopeless at this point. Seeing him like this has had a drastic effect on my wellbeing. Music has been my form of therapy. I listen to a lot of hip-hop music and the genre is put off as ghetto and explicit, but the songs have a deeper meaning. The artist puts their feelings in the song, and when I hear what I am going through in there it is as if I found someone who can relate. This is why people have favorite artists. Even though the music I listen to can be explicit, it has a deeper meaning, and is my therapy.
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After being in Rochester since kindergarten, where I am one of few blacks, one would think I would get used to my environment, but that is not the case. Starting around high school, I realized that I did not fit in. I had no natural talents, I did not play sports and I did not hang out with friends. I was a loner, and being a loner, you have a lot of time to spend, and during that time is when I found music. I have listened to a lot of albums, from Michael Jackson’s Thriller to Drake’s Take Care. It has amazed me how much I could relate to the music. When looking at a famous artist one may say “oh they don’t have any problems, they have money.” But that couldn't be more wrong, money doesn't buy happiness and celebrities are humans like all of us. They go through the same struggles as us, and when it is put in song it is confirmation where I can say to myself, “everyone goes through
After being in Rochester since kindergarten, where I am one of few blacks, one would think I would get used to my environment, but that is not the case. Starting around high school, I realized that I did not fit in. I had no natural talents, I did not play sports and I did not hang out with friends. I was a loner, and being a loner, you have a lot of time to spend, and during that time is when I found music. I have listened to a lot of albums, from Michael Jackson’s Thriller to Drake’s Take Care. It has amazed me how much I could relate to the music. When looking at a famous artist one may say “oh they don’t have any problems, they have money.” But that couldn't be more wrong, money doesn't buy happiness and celebrities are humans like all of us. They go through the same struggles as us, and when it is put in song it is confirmation where I can say to myself, “everyone goes through