Who is Presley

What if I told you I was related to legendary rock star Elvis Presley or the former president Jimmy Carter? Would you even bother reading the blog of some distant relative anyways? Maybe I could spice it up by saying my father abandoned me and my 16 year old mother before I could even crawl. Then I will add some meat to this gumbo by telling you my sister and I were kidnapped when I was 3 years old and we were not reunited with our mother until 8 years later.

Catholic schools, hoop dreams, running away, joining a gang. I lived in foster homes, group homes, the streets and juvenile hall until I eventually got my G.E.D. so I could emancipate myself. Violent defense mechanisms, drug sales and the streets became a way of life. Even as a college student hoping to become a sports broadcaster I was a hustler with a Tony Montana mind state, but I was different.

You ever heard of a gang member going AWOL from a group home then enrolling himself back in school? I didn't just have hoop dreams I sincerely wanted to go to college. Eventually I did enroll in Jr college too but went to jail shortly after due to my temper.

Have you ever been raided by the D.E.A.? Have you Ever had a bottle broken over your skull? How many people do you know that have slept on a park bench? Imagine getting shot or your little brother dying in your arms. Imagine being the victim of a hit and run on your motorcycle. Mi Vida Loca! At one point in my life I was a rapper and one of the songs that I recorded said I have more stories than Teddy Ruxpin... Its true... I have more.

Speaking of me rapping... Some might respect my rap career if I told shared how I made my childhood dream come true when I got invited to the world famous wake up show but how would you feel if I told you I challenged Crooked I to a battle and then did a song with his homie Chino XL a few weeks later? With that said... I might as well add my whole life was just like my rap career... One big freestyle!

I have been single 4 years now after having 3 kids with my Jr High puppy love. We were never married but it sure felt like a divorce. Somehow I found my way back to the first hustle I ever had.... washing cars! I don't just wash cars, I detail boats, airplanes, tow trucks and more. Looking back at life as an 11 year old boy washing my first car for $5 ( min wage was $4.25 ),.... I swear I wish I detailed my whole life. Instead I am barely getting it going and in many ways it feel like I have done a full circle. Someday soon I will have 60 hours worth of detailing or more and my own crew but the truth is I had just 1 car today. Until then I'm rolling in the gas station on fumes, sleeping in my truck and surviving off the dollar store.

I'm writing again, blogging and making beats but I work and work out everyday so my time is just as limited as my resources. I spend way to much time on dating apps, going thru the motions trying to find female version of me. So that will be distracting me as well but trust me I got stories about the dating apps too. The reality is,.. this not going to happen over night but I am painting a new picture. A new future and a better evolved version of me. So stay tuned and together we can one day answer the question... Who is Presley?