Episode 148 | Black Men Need Therapy: A Conversation With WhoAmI?

In this episode of the Faces of the Future Podcast the guys welcome South Jersey native and creative artist WhoAmI? to the conversation. The guys discuss his upbringing, his personal and mental battles of growing up in the church, changing from an HBCU to a PWI student, discovering himself as an artist, black men needing therapy plus more.Intro : 0:00Songs: "When Sparks Fly" - Vince Staples "A p p l y I n g . P r e s s u r e " - J. Cole "Black Men Need Therapy" - WhoAmI?Catch Up With Guys / WhoAmI? Intro: 5:50WhoAmI? in 2019 - 7:20Do We Need College/ HBCU vs PWI - 10:30Was His Family Supportive of his Music Career/ Growing Up in the Church - 18:45Being Judged By The Church For Your Career Path - 29:20Being Signed To An Indie Label Early In Career - 33:44Trying To Figure Out What Do With His Life - 35:50Identifying The Problem/ Having Trust Issues While Pursuing His Career -39:00Why Don't Black Men Share Their Negative Experiences & Failures - 40:25 Not Being A Great At Networking As An Indie Artist - 46:00Making Your Art Tangible And Selling A Product - 49 : 20The Importance Of Apprenticeship- 54:00Having Anxiety And Battling Imposter Syndrome - 59:00Do Black Men Need Therapy? - 1:03:25WhoAmI?'s Thoughts On The Current State of Hip-Hop - 1:11:00Support the show