Who is LordPHX?

 

I am a music artist who shares my story in hopes of inspiring others to overcome hardships. Even though my career popped off in Phoenix, my rap name actually doesn’t have anything to do with the fact that I lived there. It is tied to the phoenix bird. The myth states that the bird is reborn from its ashes. After my parents and grandparents passed away when I was a kid, life was hard for me. But I overcame the disadvantages of not having a stable home and guidance of an adult role model. I rose from the ashes just like the phoenix. I added “Lord” to the beginning of my name for motivational purposes. It reminds me of the power I do have and my mission is to let others know of their own power, too.

 

I was born in Maryland and my grandparents raised me because my mother and father died suddenly when I was 3 years old. When you experience loss at such a young age, you don’t know any different. So I wouldn’t say my pain has defined me, but I have a built-in resilience that has carried me through other hardships life had for me down the road.

 

My earliest memories of connecting to music are from when I was 8 years old when I would write rhymes in a composition book. I wrote a lot during the long car rides to see family. The writing made those boring drives much easier. My grandmother actually didn't want me listening to hip-hop, but I'd hear it when cars drove past and I'd turn my head like, "What is that?!" I was hooked. 

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When I was 11, my grandmother moved my brother and me to Orlando. The change was hard, but my grandmother let us play basketball with the neighbors, which helped me get connected. Then my grandparents also passed away when I was a teenager.