Featured Artist on the Month        
  Riley Richard

In December 2015, Najee introduced Richards to Darren Rahn, a producer, who teamed up with Richards. In a leap of faith, Richards quit his library job in February 2016, at 31, to work with Darren.

Richards recognizes that surrounding himself with good people, like Brown, Najee, and Rahn, helped him get to where he is. “If you surround yourself with individuals that truly care before you know it, you’ll be the person you’ve always wanted to be.”

That panned out with his inner voice too. “There were times in my life when I felt I had no value or had anything to offer anyone! I was till looking for validity, I guess. My mentor would tell me all the time to take the phrase 'I can’t " out of my vocabulary and see what you accomplish from that alone.”