Yah'Ci

About Yah'Ci

I was born in Colorado but raised for the first years of my life in Coolidge, Texas. I came to Colorado in 1997 and have called Denver my home ever since. I grew up singing. My grandpa was deacon of a local church in Coolidge and my grandma was a minister of same church. We would sing in front of everyone often. My grandma would also enter us into pageants of which a few I won first place in. I also participated in school plays catching lead parts like The Big Bad Wolf or even Cinderella. I am the middle of 9 children (number 5). I didn't grow up with my siblings with the exception of my early childhood. About 6 months after coming to Colorado to live with my mom who we were removed from my moms custody a second time. Before the move to Texas, we were taken away and placed into kinder care with my grand parents. The second time we were removed, however, we would never return home. I was adopted at age 10 by a single parent family in Aurora, Colorado but this too wouldn't last. After experiencing physical, verbal, and emotional abuse I would run away at age 14 to live with my biological aunt. Once again I was in an abusive situation. I would come to realize this 5 months later when I would yet again be placed into foster care. I have sickle cell anemia a blood disorder, that causes at times, severe pain crisis. I was born with this life long illness and it is a hereditary condition. While staying with my aunt I became very depressed due to abusive situations that left me very ill and malnourished the time I left her home; I arrived a healthy 5'5". By the time I left I was 5'6" and 85 pounds, nearly 20lbs underweight . I would spend the rest of my childhood in foster care pushing toward emancipation. Music has always been a huge part of my life; often a means of escape from my often abusive and precarious surroundings. I would often enter into talent shows so that I could remain close to my love of music and the arts. In elematary it was talent shows and spontaneous neighborhood showcases and in middle school I was in orchestra and theatre. As I got into high school I wanted to prove myself even more and started producing my own talent shows that I would both MC and perform in. Often we would invite whoever wanted to share their talents with our school community. After a tumultuous childhood I was ready to emancipate and venture into the world on my own. I didn't start to actively pursue my singing career until three college majors later. Still not sure what I wanted to do for a career I knew that what ever it was it had to involve music and my love for technology. I knew finally at 20 years old what I wanted to do with my life. I never obtained a degree due to fluctuations of my illness and overwhelming stress from an abusive relationship that left me hospitalized twice with injuries. I dropped out so that I could focus on my health and figure out my life and where I could decrease the stress that was keeping me sick. I released my first song REAL TALK when I got out of the hospital. I poured my heart into this song and knew then that this is the direction I would take with my music: to tell a story that people could relate to. I wanted people to hear that they were not alone. I would relate my music to real life situations and circumstances with a direct approach all the while promoting an underlying message of positivity. My mission is to continue to spread that positivity and message of hope and present that it is not just a thought process but a lifestyle to HUSTLE and grind for what you want and to look for the silver lining in the clouds so to speak. In hustling for what we want we realize our dreams and become better versions of ourselves. After almost losing my life to my illness, I realized even more so how short life could be. I spent spring of 2013 on dialysis healing from a month in the hospital. I spent the summer of that year trying to get my strength in my legs back. The doctors weren't sure if I was to ever get off dialysis and have normal functioning kidneys again. They told me my left lung, right side of my heart and both kidneys completely failed as I sat in the emergency waiting room with severe sickleling back pain. I was very lucky to recover as fast as I did. I support the stance that I am not my circumstances. My circumstances have changed me but have not MADE me who I am. If anything all of the trials and tribulations I have gone through have given me strength and truly humbled me because I know what the gutter looks like and the only way I can go now is up. I will never go back to that gutter. I look to spread a message of positivity in my songs while also telling a story about my life and being a support system for those who have experienced similar grievances. I want everyone who listens to feel the energy and emotion I make an effort to instill in my music. Music, to me, is synonymous with love and I want to share it all over the world!. I thank you for taking time to read this bio and am greatful for your support! Please feel free to write a message. I will respond to every one.
Lots of love
Yah'Ci