I am going to start here and tell my story from this point in my life. Summer of 2018, I was working on my second demo, "Depressed in The Foreign 666". This record changed my life and I went through some serious self-inflicted pain. I have told this story probably 100 times. I think starting this will be a way to record my life. Have you ever gone through the best and worst time of you life at the same time? Did you want the best version of yourself to be experienced by someone that you will never see again? At my peak, I was at my lowest and this is how I survived.
The summer was filled with intense feelings from everyone around me. I am Lord Shu X and at that time everyone knew me as HalfBloodSultan. This was a stage name an old friend gave me and everyone loved it. I built a cult from this name but that did not save me from my own negative inner thoughts. People suffer different and my way of coping was to be my best self through my own drama. I did just that while recording my demo with someone that people expressed to be my enemy. During that time my cousin Kidd was my protection and network to the streets. We went through years of pain together and on the other side was us creating some of the best music of our lives with our "enemies". Kidd created "Keys to The Island" when we lived in our apartment in Clarkston, GA.
Kidd Money X
Kidd and I traveled all 4 corners of Atlanta and metropolitan area daily. During those adventures he taught me the Keys. The Keys are as followed:
Spiritual Work
Master Skills
Study Daily
Collaborate with like-minded individuals
Complete Daily Goals
Show Love
Self-reflection
Be Truth
Kidd was only 19 at the time, and was as wise as an old man. I took what he taught me and applied it to my life to get through hard times. I knew that if I wanted to help my community this is where I had to start, so I took everything serious.
There were times I did want to quit and exit the game because all hope seemed lost.
These 8 keys that Kidd gave me saved my life several times and it became a priority to share them with as many people as I could. Kidd is currently in jail and it is because he stopped believing in the Keys.
3 Wands
I have compiled several videos and started a lifestyle magazine called, "Hybrid Manual" to share my experiences. I coach and mentor entrepreneurs everyday and share my expertise with them. I want to nurture the leaders of tomorrow and offer many resources. I thank you for joining me on this journey and may you learn. Below I have attached a video to my series called 3 Wands where I make videos for the entire first issue of Hybrid Manual. I speak about the details of my process and the Keys to The Island lifestyle.
