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VLOG 3:Â Giving Unsolicited Advice
Check out my new vlog on giving unsolicited advice.
VLOG 2: Â The 3 Things I Learned in College
Check out my second vlog where I talk about the three things I learned in college.
10 Ways to Save Money
Managing personal finances is one of the life skills I’ve been lucky enough to develop.  You might be thinking, is this just a fancy way of saying you’re cheap?  Well, sort of, but not entirely.  I believe that when we spend money, whether it’s on physical things or experiences, those purchases should be creating some level of value for us.
However, we often spend money on things that create little value for us.  So I generally try to avoid purchasing things that I don’t plan on using a lot.  For example, a few years ago I was paying $80/month for a gym membership.  The gym was phenomenal, outfitted with huge windows, sauna, steam room, tons of classes, and I can’t forget about the spa-like showers with sugar scrub, body wash, shampoo, and conditioner.  It was dope!  And the best part about it was I got a great deal on my membership -- it’s usually about $100/mo.
However, after being a member there for a couple years, I realized I wasn’t going very often (only about once a month) because I was riding my bike a lot instead.  I thought to myself,  even if I paid the $25/visit fee for non-members, I’d still be paying less than $80/mo membership, given the frequency I was going.  So one day I went in there and canceled my membership.  Those two minutes saved me nearly $1,000/year ($960 to be exact).
The 10 tips below are some good places to start looking for savings. Â Again, think about value when reading these tips. Â For example, does the premium you pay for a name brand create enough additional value (if any) to justify the higher price?
  1.  Switch Phone Carriers
These days if you have a smartphone, you could be paying as much as $100/month or more if you have a “premium” carrier, such as AT&T or Verizon.  However, there are plenty of less expensive options out there.  Here are a few:
VLOG 1: Â The Water Moccasin
Check out my first vlog where I tell the story of my childhood encounter with a water moccasin.
New Music Video "Found"
Yesterday I released my new single and music video "Found." In the song, I talk about my imperfections and falling short of the person I strive so much to be. When I wrote Found, I had just left an office job in DC where I had worked the last three and a half years. While I had a lot of good experiences at that job, I noticed that the bad parts of working there had rubbed off on me more than I had realized. The projects I worked on ranged from busy and moderately interesting, to extremely intense and very demanding. But that didn't matter to me much. Intense is ok as long as the people around you are also working hard and being supportive. And after already being under pressure and trying your best to make both your boss and client happy, the last thing anyone needs is someone standing over them yelling. Several times, I had co-workers send me rude emails or cuss me out, and why? The bad part about it is that it was usually over a minor mistake or something I didn't even do. After a few years of this, I noticed myself occasionally yelling at my girlfriend for some perceived mistake she made. I was beginning to exhibit the negative behavior of the people I wanted so much not to be. This is just a small snippet of what Found is all about. It's about being angry but wanting to be peaceful. It's caring about people in desperate need but not doing enough to help them. It's being imperfect but striving for perfection. Because we're all imperfect, and we all need to be found.
Who Am I?
I grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Â My parents separated when I was about four. Â After the divorce, my mom gained custody of me, and I saw my dad when I could. Â Me and my mom moved around a lot, and when I was eight, we moved into the house she'd live in the next ten years. Â My dad continued to move often, not living in a place more than a couple years, and some as few as a couple months.
Between both parents, I got to experience neighborhoods ranging from inner-city ghettos and run-down hotels to relatively safe, middle-class suburbs. Â The cool thing about this is that I got to meet a lot of different types of people, which allowed me to see life through many eyes. Â But whether I lived in a bad neighborhood or good neighborhood mattered very little to me. Â What mattered most was my relationship with the people around me.
I really loved my friends growing up. Â We had a lot of fun sharing common interests, playing outside, creating adventures for ourselves. Â I trusted my friends more than my own family and felt closer to them than my family. Â My mom was very strict and always seemed to inhibit all my freedoms. Â My dad was hardly around. Â And the rest of my family looked at me as "the bad kid."
I started freestyling with my friends when I was eleven, and as I grew older, music became more and more important to me. Â I consumed hip hop music to my core. Â By the time I was 15, I had nearly every hip hop album out. Â I identified with some artists more with than others. Â But I listened to them all.
Of all the artists I listened to, 2pac  had the most influence on me as a person.  When I was going through something or just wanted to escape, I would throw on some Pac and enter a completely different world.  The thing I appreciated most about 2pac was his heartfelt lyrics and radiating passion.  I analyzed and absorbed every single lyric, so much so, that my lifestyle began to reflect the music I listened to.
I've always had a desire to make a genuine connection with the people who listen to my music -- the same way 2pac's music connected with me. Â I want you to listen to my lyrics, hear my heart for you, and know that even if I don't know you, I care. Â I care about what you're going through right now, and I wish I could be there with you in person to walk with you through it.
Over time I realized how influential music can be on people, especially young people. Â I've been at parties that were completely peaceful until the DJ played a fight song, and an altercation erupted. Â And because of this, I know it is my duty as an artist and an influencer (as we all are), to carefully craft lyrics that will uplift and not tear down. Â Lyrics that will tear down the fabricated barriers between us, and allow us to relate to and show love to one another.
So this is me. Â This is what I'm about. Â And this is my mission as an artist.
-Shadower