Hi my name is Adrian Davis Jr I’m a Hip Hop artist from Southeast San Diego California my stage name is Adrian Waltuo I’m also known as A.D. Music is my escape from this cold world, it eases the pain, and helps me get through hard times. It makes me smile, when I’m down and out, I start writing or I just put on a beat and freestyle. I’m in my own world. I just get in my own zone when I’m focused on my music. I don’t do it as a hobby, or because everyone else is doing it, or because I want to be like some of the sterotypical rappers. I do it because it’s my passion. I do it because it’s my outlet. if I didn’t have music I probably be dead or in jail. Music for me is very theraputic. Since I was a kid I’ve always loved music. I started getting into music at the age of 12. I wasn’t serious about it, but I knew how to rhyme words. I was to shy to rap around my peers. At age 17, I started writing. I wrote a couple songs about my experiences in life and in my community. I loved the fact that I could express all my emotions, and my thoughts on paper to make a song. Thats when I became real serious about music, and started to pursue rapping as a career. I started writing in March of 2005. By June of 2005 when graduated high school. I had a whole rhyme book completed. I didn’t know I had so much to let off my chest. I truely put my blood, sweat and tears in my music, just uncut and raw I have to keep it real with my music, because if I don’t I’m not keeping it real with my self. Also music has made me become smarter, opening my mind to always search for more knowledge. As I got older, I started tto understand the power of music. I realized that its a universal language and always has been. I truly believe that music is so powerful, that it can convince nations to change their outlook on life and to put their weapons down. To strive for a better change. I know that God has givin me a big responsibility and when I understood that, I knew that it’s way bigger than rap, it’s deeper than that. Some of the things that drive me are that I can change peoples perspective on life. I love being able to relate to people through my music, I’m writing for change. I’m trying to open peoples eyes so they can see the matrix were living in. Truth is I refuse to dumb it down for a dollar. I’m going to keep it real even if it kills me. You might ask me why, well if I supress this knowledge or information. I’m no better than the ones in control keeping the truth from us. When people appoach me after I perform and tell me how real my music is, that’s what keeps me going. That’s one of the main things that drives me because it lets me know that someone is acknowledging my music and they’re listening. So I know I’m always speaking to that person when I put a song out I just want to be heard. When I leave I’m cool because with music I’m Immortal. I’m leaving something for you to vibe to, music to relate to no matter your situation or how your feeling. My goals for music are to be the best I can, and keep striving. I know that I can become better than the year before to master my craft. That’s what I’m working towards. Also expanding my creativity with music, either if its learning an instrument or writing to instrumentals. I want to become a better composer, singer, and performer. I want my music to be acknowledged and remembered after I’m gone. When you hear someone playing your music in a car, in a stereo, club, or rapping the lyrics, It’s a great feeling. I have to bring the realness and passion back to hip hop because it’s so watered down now days, everyone talks about the same topics about money, sex and drugs. The concepts I talk about in my music, is what makes me stand out from the others. Another goal is to start my own record label.

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