hometown: Brooklyn, NY
current town: Scottsdale, AZ
music icon: Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, Adele, Bruno Mars, Kanye, Timbaland, Drake, Max Martin, J Cole, Big Sean, Swizz Beats, and more!
favorite food: Acai Bowls
fun fact/secret: Wrote and self-published 2 books
bio: A little over 10,000 hours ago, a college kid sat in his dorm room with a mount of emotions so suffocating, the only way to breathe seemed to be through a means he'd never before explored - writing a song.

It could not have been entirely random, nor solely coincidence; after all, Tarik hails from Brooklyn, NY - home to a roster of rap artists so ingrained in hip hop culture, its roots will always be traced back to the vibrant city.

Connections were formed instantly by anyone whose ears caught wind of Tarik's music, because every line from his pen was authentic to the one thing we all share in common - life.

A rough upbringing, circumstances far from idyllic, and transparency into the emotions these things evoked, turned out to be the color that made up Tarik's early music.

Today, transparency is very much still the life-force behind Tarik's connection with the superfan base that remains loyal to his music. As Tarik's experience of life has grown more profound, the music has simply grown far more colorful, energetic, and liberating for anyone who listens.

10,000 hours later, Tarik is now amassing placements with the NBA, NFL, ESPN, The NorthFace, Beats, HBO Max's Euphoria, and major video games like Fortnite and NBA2k21.

Tarik intentionally resides outside the lines of pursuing things external. As his focus has turned more inward, Tarik has found that by simply doing his absolute best in this moment, the future continuously proves to be beyond anything he could have imagined.