Got a call today from UCLA’s Graduate School.
“Your application had an overwhelming amount of positive feedback, I had to meet you and let you know you’re in... assuming you take the offer.”
This train isn’t stopping.
Anytime soon.
My mom when we first picked up Miles as a pup: “Ese pinche pero me lo sacan oritita, o si no se salen ustedes con su pinche cochinero. AYY que asco”
Seven months later: (thank you Rona, they’ve bonded like never before)
Walking the stage to receive my Master's today...
Nothing profound other than, you have my word that I'm going to work hard so that a zip code can no longer determine the life path of kids like us.
I want to win.
I want to win bad.
jobs not finished.
Hadn’t imagined being blessed like this... the privilege of my biggest problem is having TOO many great options.
Those cold showers from overdue bills throughout my youth hitting different rn.
I’m going to build an empire mama.
From Pacoima, Ca to the world.
It took
Fifty villages,
Loss & love.
Anguish & joy,
Hubris & lessons,
Honesty.
To blossom.
Beyond the box.
All while chasing
love for,
Music.
Desde el Valle de San Fernando, soy cien por ciento cosechado en Pacoima.
UC BERKELEY ‘19
Harvard + the world next.
📸:
@dakfu
Walking the stage to receive my Master's today...
Nothing profound other than, you have my word that I'm going to work hard so that a zip code can no longer determine the life path of kids like us.
I want to win.
I want to win bad.
jobs not finished.
The best part about the phone call was me telling the director (as im crying) “yo I’m sorry but I have to say it, this is fucking wicked”
Them: “oh my I usually don’t curse but... yes you fucking did it.”
Lmaooo bruhhh maybe I’m meant to be a Bruin?! Lol we’ll see what happens.
Quit my retail job of 7 years three months ago and I've been so happy.
Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of value in these jobs.
I definitely gained a lot and matured in my own way, but friends, y'all are way too talented to be stuck in a building 40/60 hours out the week.
@earthtogenesis
I almost got expelled for tweeting “this yt dude in my class trippin’” after a “heated debated” in which he was trying to justify deporting undocumented folks.
Yt america wildin’
Paid off my master's in a year.
Definitely maddening juggling multiple commitments but I insisted on paying off this paper without strings attached.
no loans. no pressure.
what a privilege.
Can't wait to do this for the next person.
Valley Visionary Scholarship.
Couldn’t find the tweet... but I promised that as soon as I was done paying off my school related debt I’d get to work for my valley.
Well after a year of busting ass, we paid off that debt baby.
Time to get to work for the kids. Valley youth bout to s h i n e ⚡️
I love how I can connect with the youth through music.
I come from house parties. Time to take this shit to Coachella or something... I want to be in the big league's mama.
@YG
Let’s host a fundraiser... I threw a house party last year and all proceeds went wildfire relief... I’m sure the kids back home would love to have you pull up. Let’s run it?
I really rode my bike from Pacoima to Santa Clarita daily, for an entire year in order to get to and from college.
We hit Berkeley and now we at UCLA baby.
Living on campus!?!? Mannn.
Week 1 reflections.
Hard work.
Work hard.
That’s all I can I say.
That’s all I know.
On that note, I would like to announce the "Straight from the Valley Young Visionary Scholarship."
Two $500 academic awards (funded by a house party in May).
Open to any H.S. senior from the SFV who:
- will be prospecting to either a 2/4 year college.
I've narrowed my choices down to UCLA vs Harvard.
It's a troubling conversation because kids like me don't have the luxury of options, let alone one like this.
A lot of things to consider and be mindful of; debt, opportunities, community... the list goes on.
😔🙃🤯.
Congrats to all the black and brown youth getting into these schools YOU DID THAT.
Don’t let nobody tell you wtf you can/cannot do.
You deserve every bit of joy and know that you earned it, you deserve to be in that seat... don’t get intimated once it comes time to work.
Last year we had one of the most epic HALLOWEEN parties in Northridge (536 attendees)
Got raided unfortunately but I can clearly recall the cops outside tal’m bout “who is olea?”
And I casually walk by, backpack on like “dunno chief, that boy dipped”
Yoooo these valley kids got mad love, y’all too wild.
Little homie at in-n-out is working the grill and stops to shout “ddddddj oleaaaaa”
Then this fool hops on the mic to announce that shit again 😂
Please don’t get fired on my account lil bro
Manifest the world you want but also recognize that it requires work and dedication. I love this music shit but I love this life shit even more.
What can’t we do.
✨💎✨
Yo.
UPS, FedEx, DHL, Amazon, USPS... delivery people in general are soooo underrated.
I spent EIGHT HOURS IN MY OWN CITIES barely delivering 32 packages...
Like where did the time go?!?
Shoutout delivery people man. Sheeeeesh.
Update: finally framed.
A little back story, 9 yr old me was told kids from your neighborhood shouldn’t dream “it’s a waste of time”... for an entire year I rode my bike for 3 hours to get to CC when my car was totaled... I was booking flights/gigs in the middle of class...
Yeah yeah f’ck Turnip but more than anything,
F U C K B E T S Y D E V O S.
That spineless, feeble minded, privileged buffoon.
Education deserves better.
Educators deserve better.
THE KIDS DESERVE BETTER.
Got on a call and this dude is like “wait thee Olea, no fucking way bro. Big supporter”
What the hell man. I don’t deserve this. This is crazy.
Fuuuuck.
Hard work bro. That’s all I can say. Hard work.
I see the subs and I apologize for failing to critically think about, that in saying “black and brown lives matter,” I was dismissing the notion of black lives matter.
I’m still learning.
A few individuals reached out asking for guidance as they transition into UCB, so heart warming & I’m humbled/honored.
I have all the time of day if you need help.
I’m well acquainted with a folks throughout UC’s/Cal State Schools, so again, feel free to hit me!
@tylerthecreator
I was 14 reading every blog, scrolling through tumblr, watching every YouTube video, getting in tune with “twitter.”
Mannn, to watch you grow as an artist and blossom as a human being in various ways throughout the years, has been the best thing ever.
Way to go T.
Moms and I are on the way home from the gym, she looks over and says “make sure you get home and practice on your decks, I’ll get some food going for us. Once you’re done let’s go get our taxes done.”
We move as a unit man. Love my folks.
Best Buy’s corporate wing finally chose to do something to accommodate our work force during these trying times; “we’ll only operate between 10 AM & 6 PM”
Lolol we’re dealing with a health hazard not the boogeyman you buffoons. Wasn’t aware coronavirus only moved in the dark 😭
Officially one month away, let it be known, May 17 will be bigger than 818DAY
I want to celebrate another year of life with the 818 & the fact that we graduating from BERKELEY BABY 😤
Featuring:
Sylmar’s -
@Skinny6zro
Panorama’s - TRACIE69
Pacoima’s - Dj Ace
& me ☝🏽😬
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, YALL WANTED A HALLOWEEN HOUSE PARTY.
MY BROTHER
@bigpappi_eli
AND I GOT YOU ONE.
A NIGHTMARE ON LEMARSH ST
FRI OCT 19
Address out the day of.
Just remembered that G-Eazy really invited me to his crib and shot me some bread to set up his gear and show him how to DJ.
My life is so damn random 😂
Overheard: “I work at LA Family Housing and it’s literally all crack heads it’s the worst”
Some people aren’t shit and a handful of folks who work in social services or a job that requires the monitoring of someone else’s health lack the most fundamental trait: empathy.
Hate u.
AYYYOOOO I got the re-up on the instant classic “Origins” sticker!!!
Hit me if you’re trying to purchase one, or two, or fifteen. Shipping via land, air, and sea if I have to 👨🏽✈️
Or, or, help a brother build with a young RT
They need a House Party DJ who has the experience and notoriety in the house party scene to help tell this story.
Not saying I should be a contender… but I should be a contender haaaaha
Tune in with me as I takeover Soulection Radio Show
#513
for the next two hours.
Now broadcasting LIVE via
@applemusic
From the SFV to the 🌏💫
Thank you
@Soulection
.
Thank you
@joekay
.
Been wanting this since 2013.
This ish is crazy.