As a Black American folklorist, lyricist, and writer:

I explore an experience shaped by Black bodies through an approach I call Hood Surrealism.

Blending the tangible with the ethereal, infusing folklore, lyricism, and theatricality with playfulness, imagination, and a childlike wonder that transcends age. Through this lens, I carve space for Black, Queer, and Womanist catharsis—where joy and whimsy coexist with truth and reckoning.

James Baldwin said, “Artists are here to disturb the peace.” My existence has always been a disruption—I create to navigate this reality I exist in a distorted reality of endless code-switching, manipulated by hands unlike mine. My art is an act of defiance against these distortions—an unmasking of the false narratives imposed upon us.

At its core, my artistry is about identity, illusion, truth, and the narratives we build to shield ourselves from discomfort. It is an excavation—unearthing buried histories, breaking generational cycles, and imagining new futures. Blackness, queerness, and womanist liberation are not just themes in my work; they are its foundation.

I create to explore. I create to connect. I create to disturb the peace.