The First to Get This Far: A Memoir of Resilience, Rhythm, and Renewal
My Re-imagined Memoir Some stories shout.This one listens. The First to Get This Far is a coming-of-age novel for anyone whose life didn’t unfold on schedule—for anyone who bent instead of broke, who adapted when the map disappeared, who took the long way and arrived anyway. At its core, the book follows Cadence, a young Black woman whose life is shaped by movement, music, instability, and an unrelenting need to survive. Her journey begins in childhood, where safety is temporary and home is something that keeps changing. What unfolds from there is not a straight climb, but a rhythmic one—full…
Keep readingBurnout Isn’t a Badge of Honor: Why Rest is Part of the Work
If you’ve ever bragged about running on “just four hours of sleep and coffee fumes” … congrats, you’ve earned exactly nothing but dark circles and brain fog. Burnout is not a badge of honor — it’s your brain waving a giant neon sign that says, “Hey genius, slow down before I quit on you.” And here’s the thing nobody tells you: creativity, productivity, and even motivation are biological. They’re not magic. They’re not about willpower. Your brain literally has a fuel tank — and when you keep pushing past empty, you’re not grinding, you’re stalling. Why We Burn Out (and…
Keep readingLife Lately: A Little Bit of Everything
Life’s been busy, but in the best way. I’ve been juggling a lot of things lately, and honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Here’s a little peek into what I’ve been up to. ✍️ Writing My Book I’ve been knee-deep in writing my book, Why You’re Creatively Blocked (And the Mellow Mastermind Way to Fix It). It’s funny, while I’m writing about how to break free from creative blocks, I’ve been breaking through my own at the same time. The process has been equal parts exciting, messy, and healing. 🎶 Music Mode When I’m not writing chapters, I’m…
Keep reading7/4/2020
Hey guys, so a lot has been going on in life and as a fast forward catch up, I recently figured out how to make simple audio visualizers so that I can post more content on my YouTube channel!! I am so stoked!!!! 🙂 This blog will not be as detailed as the others because as stated above it is more so a fast forward catch up blog and more straight to the point. If you all want more details, please do not be afraid to comment and let me know what you are interested in hearing about. Until next…
Keep reading6/10/2020
Soooooo, I know that I haven’t posted in a while and I send my apologies out for that. Life has been really busy with school ending and me preparing to be an adult in real life. So much has gone on with the spread of Covid-19 and the new adaptation of life and how we have to live in this new day and age. I fully support the movement of #BlackLivesMatter! We are all human and we all should have the same rights despite the color or shade of our skin. With all of this being said I will close…
Keep reading10/8/2019
Hey! Just stopping by to check up on whoever has been checking up on me lol. School has been in for about two months now and I haven’t been able to find much time to work on my craft, despite having a great hunger to do so. I have, however, found an hour or two to come up with a few quick beats that I found myself freestyle singing to in my car as I drove to school this morning. In addition to doing that, I also tried to freestyle to a few YouTube r&b instrumentals…I had fun. It was…
Keep reading7/11/2019
What is up guys?! I have very special news!! Check me out on this page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/BASUP/) TONIGHT for an exclusive live interview! I will be answering questions I’m sure you all have and also singing a song from my album. Peace and Love! Thank you all for your support!!
Keep reading5/20/2019
Hey! So check this out, my new single WITH the visual is OUT NOW and currently streaming on YouTube!! Let me know what you all think of it!! 🙂
Keep reading5/6/2019
Hey Guys! So within the last few months, you all have missed out on some pretty exciting details! So let me catch you all up. My birthday was 2 days ago, about a week before that I shot a music video for my most recent recorded track and the end of the spring semester at my university is coming to an end!! Let’s talk a little about the video…The name of the song is called “Remember When” and I have a feeling you all are really going to enjoy watching the video as well as listening to the song! I…
Keep reading1/16/2019
Ok, The first week of class began this past Monday. I am NOT ready for what this semester has in store for me. I see a lot of school work and work work in my near future and I am not ready to accept it all. At ALL lol. On the bright side, I am a piece of a step closer to graduating and since things have not gotten really busy so far, I still have time for my music and martial arts classes. I will try to keep you all updated with everything by posting more blogs, music and…
Keep reading1/8/2019
Hey guys! Sooooo…I knew that the first beat in the challenge wasn’t going to get much recognition due to me starting something new. HOWEVER, I’m not backing down just yet. I feel like once this gets some buzz and people are able to hear me and my sound, I will get the my chance to make bigger moves. So with that being said, I’m dropping another one! **DJ Khalid voice** Haha. I will post my delivery on this one once I finish with it, and I hope you all will like it! Much love!! 🙂
Keep reading12/31/2018
It’s the last day of the year 2018 and I am ending this year with a challenge that I hope will start trending. It’s called the “Ride the Beat” Challenge (#RideTheBeat). To sum it up, it’s pretty much a challenge that will push you to challenge your talents. I will be creating a beat, posting it on my “Ride The Beat” page and calling out everyone that has talent (including (but not limited to) rappers, singers, dancers, poets, etc…) so that I can see who can deliver on my beat better than I can. It will NOT be an entire…
Keep reading12/28/2018
Sooo, after a couple of months, I am finally back with another blog post. This post is actually more of an update, as opposed to a blog post. I just want to let you all know that work, school, and music (at the same time) is a bit rough. Hence, my absence. However, I am NOT giving up on either and I am hoping to soon find a way to effectively and efficiently organize my time in a way that I can handle them all in a better way. So since school is currently on break, I want to focus…
Keep reading10/25/2018
I Had a Breakdown… Sooo…on 10/25 I had a breakdown and although I was skeptical about sharing it I decided that I should not be afraid to humanize myself and explore my feelings and share them. So here is a video with a lot of rambling that explains what happened and why it happened and also how I managed to cope with it. I hope you all enjoy what you see and provide feedback for future videos and what you are interested in hearing me talk about. https://youtu.be/pI4m34Ox0H0
Keep reading8/6/2018
So, I have been telling you guys that the wait for new music will soon come to an end…and NEW MUSIC IS HERE!!!! I have reorganized the “Music” page and also the content under the albums. The “Some Experience Necessary” Album has been restructured so that it is more recognizable when you search for it on Tidal, Apple Music, Google Play, iTunes, Deezer and other places!! OMG Guys and Gals!! I am sooooo excited to be able to share this moment with you all!! I hope you all enjoy the music as well as I do and am. Feel free…
Keep reading7/26/2018
Hey! Just wanted to let you all know some exciting news! I recently purchased a new sample pack (I will post the link to it at the bottom of this post) and the stems are pretty cool!! They all have their own “feel” to them and I am very excited to use these to make more music for you all. I have already created one beat using some of the stems from the pack and I am currently in the process of making another. I hope you all like what you hear once I post them. Good and bad feedback…
Keep reading7/18/2018
So today was great! I had the pleasure of hitting up the studio with Evan Jones, who is ALSO an upcoming artist, amongst many other things. The session was really cool. There were lots of talk about next steps and goals for the future and also a lot of fantastic music that was created in a very chill setting. Though things were very professional we all also had a blast working toward a craft that we all have grown to love and have a HUGE passion for! SO be on the lookout for what we have coming up. I will…
Keep reading7/15/2018
Hey guys, it’s Mars! Today has been GREAT so far, and it’s only 2pm!! This morning I had the honor of shooting for my first video thanks to Harmony Jones Productions! The video is for the song “Mars” and I cannot wait for you all to see it! Here are some of the candid photos from the shoot so that you guys can see how much fun I had!!
Keep reading7/14/2018
What is up?! Just wanted to let you all know that I’ve been occupied trying to get you all more content to view and listen to. So with that being said, I have added new music to the music page and also new photos under the photos page. Please feel free to check it out and let me know what you all think. Before this update, the songs posted were more on the R&B side of things, and so I have added some upbeat hip hop!
Keep reading6/25/2018
Hey guys! I’m back…Just wanted to update you all and let you all know that I did not get picked to be on the show ‘The VOICE’. I guess I just didn’t fit what the casting directors were looking for…and I am OK with that. I went in there and gave it my all and that was really all I could really do. Despite them not liking my sound enough, or whatever the case may be, other people in the line did and that was enough affirmation for me. I will not give up on my journey and I will…
Keep reading6/19/2018
Hey guys! This is my audition video for the Beat The Crowd Promo of The VOICE auditions! I hope you all like what you hear!! 🙂 I will be auditioning this upcoming Saturday and I am so excited, yet nervous at the same time! I just want to let the world know my name and who I am and give this a shot. I’ve been wanting this my entire life, and to now be in a position where I can at least try to make something happen…It’s truly amazing! So I will keep you all updated with how things go.…
Keep reading6/5/2018
Hey! Just wanted to let you all know that I have uploaded my first video on my YouTube channel! Please go check it out and let me know what you think! All types of feedback (good and especially bad!) are all accepted!! I am very excited to be sharing this moment with you all, and I hope you all are as excited as I am. More content is on the way!! I have also added more pics to my picture gallery, so feel free to check those out! 🙂
Keep reading5/22/2018
Hey Guys, it’s your girl Mars! Back at it again!!! I recently uploaded 3 new track snips entitled: “Broken”, “Relax” and “Thoughts”. If you are interested in any of my beats or wanting to be featured on any of my tracks, please reach out to me via email through my contact page! I want to thank everyone who has visited my page thus far. I look forward to growing with you all, so be on the lookout for more content!
Keep reading5/17/2018
Hey Guys! Just wanted to update you all and let you guys know that I just uploaded 2 new tracks. Mars, which is my “Theme Song” and Still Thinking, which is a beat that I gave you all a snippet of. Hope you all enjoy it, and let me know what you think!! 🙂
Keep reading4/23/18
Hey guys! Just wanted to let you all know that I had a photoshoot in Downtown Dallas today! It was a lot of fun. The lighting itself just gave me so much life!! I hope that you all enjoy my pics just as much as I do! 🙂
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