Evolution

By Evolving Eric

Released on November 10, 2023

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Born in northridge, california

40 minutes from the beach

Went to the school Tarzana elementary

Walking to class taking the bridge over the street

The one with the Charlie Brown theme

Braids in my hair whole world in front of me

Soon I went to my mom said please could I live east

I wanted a chance to live with daddy

I still remember the small frown she had gave me

She wasn’t selfish she let me go

I never understood the weight of some of the decision she made back then til I was grown

& even still there’s a lot I don’t know

But when i landed my world got colder

Something about living in snow makes you grow older

Faster but makes you stronger than a boulder

Learning that in life there isn’t much you can control, sure

I had an extended family livin with pops

Didn’t see him much he was always workin a lot

So I stayed with who he was seeing at the time

A lot to process back then I wasn’t older than 9

Started in New Jersey then went to Connecticut

Living with my sister Erica

She was a protective kid

Never let nobody bully me

Cause I was sensitive

Sometimes she was stern

But handled me like I was delicate

Rest her soul

Now she’s a spirit

Either that or she’s in another life livin

Either way I’ll never forget her impact

She care’d for me like nobody

How could i forget that?

Two years later I missed moms

Heard she had been living out in Chicag-o

So I flown a long way for the stop

Went just to visit then I never came back

Living in south side 6 months

The most character building place

That I’ve gone

A bit dangerous walking to school

But I showed up

On the walk home

A thug offered me 5 bucks

If i agree’d to sell drugs

I was smart then so there I stood glared in his eyes then i said look

I knew I couldn’t so I told him I’m good

Minding your business is how you survive in the hood

Right around December started missing california

Visited my aunty in the valley

Felt the euphoria

Instantly remembered that Cali’s the life for us

To live & die in LA

Somebody should’ve told ya

Living with my aunty

Uncle, cousin Milan

I said cousin but that’s really my brother my dawg

Even if sometimes we didn’t get along

We still got mutual respect

Especially now that we grown

Lived in the valley

Went to Santa Clarita not after long

That was the place that I made my songs

Thought was the freshest

When I was a freshman

Tryna model my life like I was the fresh Prince

Rapping in every hallways I stepped in

Performing at every dance that would let me spit

Although first I got the laughs when I started

Never stopped me from expressing myself as an artist

Anyone around me could tell that I was starving

I wanted this so bad I even though my own concerts

I had my friends make the tickets

Tell everybody I know that would like to pay a visit

Respect anybody who came just to listen

They could’ve gave they money to anyone who be rippen

But after high school no college for me

A college degree wasn’t a part of my story

I went to the studio with my grant money

I made some terrible songs but the experience was lovely

Mom was mad when she seen

I failed all my college classes cause I was lying

Said I’d go to school

When really I’d be

Somewhere in a session tryna let my rhymes speak

I ain’t have much success tho

She said u can do music

But gotta help with the bills so

She said choose

I chose but i froze

Cause I knew how this was about to go

Straight to paying bills

At 18 years old

I worked many jobs where I was staying like bro

Six flags , sky high , Tilly’s, even UPS

I was just tryna make it

I was doing my best

Year later met a producer who was fresh

Made a sick album

But success still ain’t catch

Even on tour with Macklemore & Kesha

Back in 2018

History’s the rest

Hence my passionate about the music yet

I know there is no over night success

I swear I’ve faced too many hardships

Lost too many friends

A cycle that just never end

After tour lost it

Moved to vegas

I’d say things never been the same since

Vegas was intense

I was getting into mess

Party thru the night

Sleeping with whoever then

2019

Finally back to cali

The most beautiful place I would say that I’ve seen

It’s not perfect but it’s home I believe

At least my avatars home not a universal thing

I’m here now I may not always be

I’m a different human now I’m into spirituality

Not the new age pseudo meditating

A long journey that involves getting rid of density

I’m not the same kid who I referred to at the beginning of this

That’s a realization that forever will hit

So i guess i gotta keep maturing

Then growing into the man I want to be will be a sure thing