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I made this site to serve as my portfolio when I was graduating college. It was my first time building a website, and as I started playing around with it I discovered I could add a blog portion to it. I was heavy into my post-grad job search, the site was to highlight my experience and show what I do in more of a storytelling way as opposed to a generic resume, and I thought I could use this part as an added get to know me type of feature. I used it as a space to briefly talk about and highlight newer/rising artists that I was listening to around that time - I was really just talking to myself in a way because I never really shared it, it was just there and if you found it, you were welcome! I fell off the consistency a few years ago, then later down the line unpublished the site. I’m keeping some old posts up for the memories, but I’m back…with a revamp otw ;) 

For now - 

Instead of solely posting them on my Instagram story, I wanted to do a soft launch of this resurgence solely to hold space for one of my favorite playlists, ‘4 Tha Lovers’. I started this series around the same time I was creating this website back in 2021, not knowing it’d be something I’d hold onto. This series is so special to me because I vividly remember all the moments leading up to the first one. It was Valentine's Day and typically, I love this holiday - it's so cute to me. Ever since I was a little girl, my parents and my aunt Jenny specifically made this day so memorable for the brewing lover girl inside with traditions and creative ways to remind me of the love surrounding me. Been a lover girl, tuhh! But this particular year I was feeling down, frustrated and confused all while in love for the first time as a young adult. I let myself feel all the emotions as I reflected on my perception of love and what I knew it to be, examples I saw growing up - the positives and negatives, and how I wanted the love in my life to feel. 

While I let it out, I turned to music..naturally. Alone, in the dark with the only luminance coming from my laptop and a red uplight against the wall, I started queuing my favorite love songs - a mix of old and new, really just whatever came to mind and let my brain and music library harmonize. I fell down a rabbit hole and was fully transported into my own little world. 4TL was born here.

Music is such a beautiful and profound tool to further connect with people, and even with yourself…especiallyyy with yourself. Sharing music is one of my favorite love languages. I love hearing a song that reminds me of someone in my life, or hearing something you have a feeling they’ll enjoy and sending it to them.. n vice versa. It’s a real service. Typically with 4TL and all of my other playlists, I just share them with the people closest to me (can count on one hand) - I realize that’s kinda selfish especially as I’m over here talking about how beautiful the art of sharing music is. So with that, and the encouragement of the amazing people surrounding me, the playlist holders, I’m going to start sharing my ear more. Excited for what's to come!

The purest of medicine. Hope y'all enjoy <3