Raised in Houston, Texas, in a tight-knit African American family rooted in church harmonies and Southern discipline, he grew up knowing how to sing before he knew how to explain his feelings. In public, he was the “strong one.” The dependable one.
The talented one. At 20, after a public heartbreak and a quiet spiral with anxiety, he disappeared offline for almost a year.
It wasn’t just a song.
It was a rebirth.