My Life Between 2018-2023 According to my IG Stories | Vlog

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2018. My first year back from college. I decided to invest in my music. I got new equipment, dropped a lot of solo tracks, created O.S.O.S with Soulreal, and dropped the 1st O.S.O.S project titled "Foo That Shit Bangs". I was working in Santa Monica for a while and went to Santa Monica College for a semester. I spent most of my time in the Westside either in class or working on music. One bad habit that got worse this year was my drinking. I was dedicated to blacking out multiple times a week. I was still living in College mode.  The homie Chino66 and I were pushing our drinking to the limit. 

2019. Continued to invest in my music. Bought more new equipment, Soulreal and I kept working on O.S.O.S music, and I kept dropping solo tracks. I did a semester at Los Angeles Trade Technical-College which ended up being the last time I was in a classroom as a student. My Grandma passed away in the summer which brought me back to Mexico for the 1st time since 2008. The big turning point happened at the end of the year due to various events. My drinking was around the same as it was in 2018 but I did become more conscious about my health. I got diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in September. In October, I lost my phone which gave me free time to create Stay Rowdy, my clothing brand. In November, I began studying Marketing & Branding which led me to start reading again. In December, the vision for Stay Rowdy was finalized and the 1st set of shirts dropped at a backyard Hip-Hop show I hosted in my backyard. Also in December, I recorded my 1st podcast episode (Rowdy Talk was the name of my original podcast).

2020. To start off the year, the 2nd O.S.O.S project titled “Sick Ass Foos” dropped. I was still working on music but that would slowly change. The pandemic hit. Stay Rowdy was gaining momentum. My full attention was on Stay Rowdy which meant the clothing and the media was being released. I began to transition from just a rapper to an all-around content creator. I got my camera with the 1st stimulus check the government sent out. I also began to experiment with Livestreaming. Warzone was the new thing on the block, streamers were exploding on the scene at a rapid pace, and I was interested. So I started livestreaming and creating gaming content through my PS4 and Youtube channel. Another major addition to the repertoire was vlogging. It was time I began to document my life on video. My Youtube channel was active now. 

2021. A continuation of 2020. All my money, time, and effort was dedicated to starting The Rowdy Crew. T.R.C, in my head, would be the parent company of Stay Rowdy, Rowdy Regime, Rowdy Clan Gaming, and a Marketing Agency. Plus, I also spent what little time I had on my Othree brand. I was stacked with responsibilities. Streaming, podcasting, rapping, building websites, running a clothing brand, creating content. I was putting in work and I was having fun. Halfway through the year, the 3rd O.S.O.S project titled “Foos From The Beyond” dropped. I was growing my hair out. I was also helping out at an indoor grow lab in an undisclosed location. The highlight of the year was paying someone to get my Baby Foo logo remastered. One of the best decisions I’ve made in life. One relationship that manifested this year was with Dvtchmouff, who goes by POBRE$A now. We started hanging out and working on music. GRHYMELYFE was born and we were putting together the project ‘Exhibit A”.

2022. January started off with a bang with the release of “Exhibit A”. In February, I did an eighth of shrooms and it changed my life. I began to tone it down on the drinking but my tolerance was at an all time high. I did lock in for a couple of months and got off my diabetes medicine. Things continued to heat up in my career. I was all in on creating content for all of the brands I was working on establishing. In the summer, the homie Tino gave me his old gaming laptop. What a blessing. I elevated my streams and was now considered a PC player. I was releasing 3 song EPs and dropping music videos consistently. However, towards the end of the year, things started changing. I was feeling burnt out. I had not met my expectations and things began to feel like a waste of time. The shroom trip made me realize that there’s more to life than just success. I did a 3 day fast in October that gave me clarity on certain things. I was losing my fire. To make matters worse, I was becoming addicted to social media and doomscrolling.

2023. Rock bottom. I couldn’t shake this feeling of burn out. I wanted to give up on everything. I was addicted to my phone.I started becoming spiritual and began studying the work of Carl Jung. I fell in love with someone I wasn’t supposed to. I quit my job. Got diagnosed with OCD, severe anxiety, and moderate to high depression. I stopped doing everything that I loved to do. I was drowning. I began to mediate, journal, and do online jigsaw puzzles. I stopped being active on social media. I got to go back to Ohio, visit OWU, see my fraternity brothers, and watch the homie Chimpys get married. In November, I had my last drop of alcohol. 2023 was the worst year of life.

That was my life according to my Instagram archives.

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