Toshitaka

If you can believe it, the illustration is for work. MTV wanted to do little bios for each person on my team, and gave us creative control of our images. So this is what I came up with. Okay, so maybe I've watched a few too many music videos. Anyways, as for me, I'm really, really fortunate because much of what I do in life whether work, play, whatever, revolves around something I truly love and am passionate about, which is of course, hip-hop. I had to work a 9 to 5 for four years that was completely unrelated, so I know how disheartening and discouraging it can be to feel like you're wasting your talents. No time to dwell on that though because I'm currently stuck in the biggest rat race in America living in New York City, where a 400 Sq Ft studio costs as much as a three bedroom townhouse in most other places. Getting older and wanting to achieve goals that many young professionals aspire to (you know, owning a crib, having a little paper in the bank, and being finanically comfortable), you'll have to excuse me if I'm slightly preoccupied with trying to get money right now. But I do realize that life is about way more than salary and status, so I try my best to get at least one stamp on my passport a year, read as much as possible, and always make time for friends and family.