Love Virgil

Losing one of my favorite friends of Kanye is crazy. I remember the first time I saw The Rosewood Movement pics. All I kept wondering was who is that guy always with Kanye. We knew about Don C & Ibn Jasper from the Louis Vuitton kicks. But I couldn’t figure out who this calm character was. I was working at Roseland Ballroom at the time & while doing coat check one night. Who comes to my window but Jalil Peraza - Kanye’s youngest creative consultant & his friend Evan Hopkins. They thought I knew who they were I mean I did know about Jalil but not Evan. But I wasn’t going to let them know that lol. So Evan was like “Aye I have $60,000 in the bottom of this bookbag, will I be safe to leave it down here?” At first, I was livid cause I really didn’t care about the money & I loved my job too much to mess it up. But 60,000 is a lot of money so I played it cool & said: “If you were really scared about someone taking your money you would keep it with you, not in coat check”. And just to add a lil pizzazz I said “I don’t worry about money that wasn’t earned or given to me” lmaoooo. They both just looked like ok we’ll see. So once they came back & Evan checked his stuff was there he apologized for coming off like that. He said they were used to people trying to take advantage cause Jalil works with Kanye. So I acted surprised & asked him what does he work on specifically. He kept it light by saying he was just a creative consultant of The Rosewood Movement. Then he mentioned the black suits coming off the private jet photoshoot & was talking about how he and Virgil came up with that idea. And I asked who Virgil was & that’s how I found out he was Kanye’s creative director. After that, I was on top of everything he worked on. He was an amazing visionary, that inspired millions of black & brown kids.

M.I.S.O. Soup (Food For Thought)

I’ve been on a creative rampage. Everyday is a blank canvas. If I feel like writing, I do it until my hands are sore. If I need to vibe out then I’m making beats or mixing up tracks on my DDJ-REV1. I say that to say always take everything one day at a time. You are one person that has to make sure you remember to eat, sleep, and relax on a regular basis. Despite dealing with any drama from work, family or your love life. We don’t always get it right but if you can tell yourself to go crazy over random things. You can train yourself to relax and know when you need to rejuvenate your mind. So you can continue to produce better ideas and solutions to any situation in your life. We’re similar to our phones, once the battery dies it cuts off and you can’t do anything until it’s charged. The same goes for your mind and body, pay attention to how you feel. Once you feel drained take time to recharge, so you can keep going with whatever project/business you’re working on. Ralph Lauren is my favorite designer for the simple fact he always made it home for dinner everyday. Because family time and resetting from the crazy fashion world everyday is a must to stay on top.