About Me
I grew up on the streets cause my family was less fortunate then others, so as you can guess, I was involved with a lot of negative activities and I sold drugs most of my life! As I got older, I started to come to my senses when I realized selling drugs wasn't something I can do forever. First off, I didn't like the fact that I was getting rich off other peoples drug addictions. I should of been doing something to reduce their suffering, but instead I was feeding their addiction. That's like adding fuel to a fire. God forgive me for my sins? Secondly, I knew it was only a matter of time before the long arms of the law came and snatched me off my feet. Even though the law didn't catch up to me, it would've came back on me some way or some how because "what goes around comes around!" Believe it! So, I started saving my money instead of wasting it on things of no true value. Once I got a nice lump some of money saved up, I opened up a few different businesses such as: A Carpet Cleaning Company, A Recording Studio and a Retail Record Store! By the time I opened the record store I was tired of living the drug dealer life so that was the last draw. I asked God to take me to Wisconsin safely so I could start my record store and I promised God that I wouldn't go back to drug dealing again. God did his part so I had to do mine. I choose Wisconsin because my oldest brother(Hilton) lived there and I could be relaxed because nobody there knew me or what I was about. I felt like I wouldn't go back to drug dealing if I didn't surround myself with that type of atmosphere. It worked but I was to use to the drug dealing life style, so I couldn't deal with not having tons of money. After about two years of running my record store, I got fed up with working so hard for no money and I moved back home to VA to focus on my rap career because I was just too use to the rich life style. I didn't wanna sale drugs no more and I couldn't cause I had promised God I wouldn't, so I was like what the hell is a three time felon/ex-drug dealer suppose to do about getting a job? I had to have some source of income to pay bills and I needed money to pay for studio time. I ended up doing construction! Working ten hour days six days and still being broke on payday drove me to church. I was at the end of my rope and I finally gave myself to God. I got saved, joined Trinity Baptist Church, and kept praying for a better source of income. One day, about six months later, he answered my prayers! I ended up still in construction, but it was more to it. I got $4 more per hour then the last job and I also would be teaching the trade to at risk youth in Foster Care. The company I work for is a Foster Care Agency that were in the beginning stages of developing a Vocational Construction Program designed to help at risk teens transition into a working environment. Since they were still in the developing stages, I got to assist in the process of the development as the General Contractors Assistant. I was blessed to be there when the first kid came into the program. The kids immediately started gravitating towards me because most of the kids were from the streets as well as I was so it was easy for us to relate to each other. Since then its been history! I've been with the company for over four years now and I have successfully designed and created four new programs such as: Community Greens(Landscaping), CS Auto Detailing(Professional Detailing Shop), Another Level College of Cosmetology and developed a Career Development Center for the Foster Care Agency which all of these programs are based out of. I am now titled the Vocational Specialist/Mentor for the company. I'm in charge of all these programs including the Career Development Center. Our mission is to help challenged youth transition into adult hood and the working environment with a realistic career plan along with providing a supervised work experience with daily evaluation sheets and incentives to instill a strong work ethic from the start. And just think...I came here to work on my music career. LOL! Now I'm a Rapper, Model, Actor, Motivational Speaker, Vocational Trainer, and a Mentor. How did a guy like me get a job like this? I don't know but I do know God had a lot to do with it because none of it starting happening until I gave my life to God. All the knowledge I learned in the streets pays off now cause the kids respect the fact I came from the streets and turned my life around. I'm living proof that they can better their life if they put there mind to it. A lot of the youth these days don't believe they can do better so they settle for less. Most of them don't even listen to people who don't have street credentials because they feel like that type of person doesn't understand where there coming from! There right in a sense, but not all the time. I've known many people that grew up in the streets, but if you seen them now you wouldn't believe it. Now don't get the wrong message...I'm not saying that if you give your life to God, your life will be "peaches and cream" after that. All I'm saying is if you do give your life to God, you won't be alone when you have a face the troubles of the world we live in. Lord knows...my past still comes back to haunt me! One of my older brothers(Hot) got locked up and held for two years facing a murder charge. He finally went to trail this year of 08' and they gave him five more years, leaving behind a wife and five kids. Then my youngest brother(RIP Ty), took his own life last August 7, 2007 with a 45cal. gun sitting in his house on the couch listening to R.Kelly's song "I Wish". I won't ever forget that song a day in my life and miss my little brother so much I can't help myself. He was only 24yrs. old man. Life is what you make it...so instead of getting mad and cursing God for taking two people beautiful people out of my life, I look at the losses as a blessing. It has let me see why I continue to do my job and do it well...because I don't want anymore of our youth throw there life away! It kills me to see it! I thought my life was rough until I took a look inside there life. "Everyone should live there life as a model to others." Peace and God Bless... C.H.A.V.A. To all my fans, friends and family...Show ya boy C.H.A.V.A. some luv and leave a voice comment! Rep ya hood on there too! Peace and God Bless to all!
