She is a poet, neo-soul artist, and creative director. She also writes, pole dance, act, create visual art, and model; She is a walking creative cup of chai. Looking back, She has been creating for as long as she can remember, yet she didn’t realize it for years. Around 2018 she started writing more poetry, which led me to spoken word and then songwriting.
Growing up, she always had her head in a book, either reading, sketching, or journaling. What her environments and schools didn’t teach her, she learned from music, shows, games, movies, and other media. To this day, even when she is watching movies and TV, she looks at little details and takes notes (literally. she has noted in her phone. she is a geek, undercover.)
There’s so much more that she needed to – and still needs to – learn about herself, about loving herself, about taking care of herself – mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally – and how showing up for herself and speaking up for herself really looks. Part of her purpose and passion for the entertainment industry is to add value and substance to it, and to create more of what she wants to exist in it. Sometimes there’s a voice that says “They don’t want that deep s***”, or “They just want to turn up” because entertainment is an escape – yet it’s also so much more.
Music and media are experiences that help shape who we are, what we do throughout our lives, our minds, our decisions, our relationships, how we feel about ourselves, and how we feel about others. I desire to listen to, help create, and promote more music and media that we can vibe to, and take away meaningful messages from – like creations by Jhené Aiko, Lady London, Smino, and EARTHGANG, to name a few of so many great influences.
There’s always something for us to learn about loving and living and what that means on an individual level. We need more entertainment that provides this for us where our families and schools don’t always know how to teach it because they never had it for themselves. It exists; it just needs to be brought to light. That’s what the artists I know and I are here for.
In her eyes, success means peace, happiness, and freedom in every part of her life. Success means getting up and being able to live, to exist knowing we have more than everything we need. It means thriving consistently; being alive beyond day-to-day survival. Success is being able to be.
What’s next is creating her first EP, music videos, and short films, and curating events for their releases. Her EP “Divine Intervention” will be about overcoming and living a happier, healthier life. She wants to focus on having more fun with the process this time.
Setting Your Intentions(Opens in a new browser tab)
People can connect with her and learn more via email, her website, or social media.
Email: iamchaikey@gmail.com
Website: www.ichaikey.com
Instagram/Tiktok/Twitter/Youtube: @ichaikey
Facebook: Chai Key
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