I’m not here to please.I’m here to evolve, and if that evolution provokes something in you, so it be.

Zai this post is dedicated to you, you know why… I’m going to put down in written words what we spoke of last night. I feel like writing it down even for myself will be a good exercise. Bring clarity ….. i love clarity.

So…

The minute I started playing with AI music, I knew I was going to make people uncomfortable.

It made ME uncomfortable first.

Anyone close to me knows how long it took me to even go near AI.

And let’s be real, my entire circle is artists. 99.9% of them are actually fucking dope musicians. So I did not move lightly. I thought about it. Allot. People already have certain perceptions of me- Image adding the audacity of playing with making AI music? Bruh…. I’d probably hate on me if too I wasn’t already that bitch…lol.

But…

This was not a betrayal.
It was a wrestle.

If I’m honest, love made me do it.

I’m an artist, we create to alchemize. Creation is how nervous systems processes reality. It is how we metabolize certain experiences.

And now, for the first time, I had the opportunity to hear lyrics I wrote.

The pull of that was magnetic. Almost irresistible.…And if anyone understands that feeling, it should be musicians.

For the first time in my life, I have access to a co creator that can move at the same speed my mind moves. That alone changes everything.

Like many of us, I am using AI as a tool. Not a replacement. A tool. A collaborator that can keep up with the velocity of my ideas.

For most of my adulthood my business was built on creating content for other businesses and artists. I poured into everyone else. And when I stopped doing that? I didn’t even create “social content” for myself. The fact that I have found something that makes me want to create with the intention of sharing… That should tell you something.

I have my own internal guidelines if anyone is ever curious. My own code. And I stand on business with that. I am not here to exploit. I am not here to replace musicians. I am not a musician. AI cannot vibrate at the frequency of a human soul. And all good music has soul. So let’s not get twisted.

I am not pretending this shift is simple. But I also refuse to pretend it is not happening.

AI is not going away // It is Future. // Now. Now. Now.

We are building faster machines while poisoning the oldest intelligence on this planet.

So yes, I stepped into AI. (This is real time and It’s complicated babe).

If this machine is the language now, then I’m here to code reciprocity.

If water is at risk, then I will speak about water inside the algorithm.

Maybe part of my purpose is infiltration.

AI is doing things that used to belong strictly to certain crafts. I understand that discomfort deeply. I have lived it myself.

When Canva became mainstream, I was already a graphic designer. That shit used to pay my bills. I had to flow. Enter the evolution of Merritt “The Photographer”. The landscape shift and we adapt. Evolution.

So yes, I am part of the first wave of this AI moment.

That does not erase my ethics.
It does not erase my loyalty.

I have no illusions about what I am creating. This is personal to me.

Just like musicians used Canva to make their visuals doper, I am using AI music to amplify my creative work.

I am still an artist.
I am still loyal.
I am still standing on mothafuckin’ business.

I am just creating at the edge now.

And I am doing it STILL in the name of love.

Love of creation. Love of Water. Love of evolution.
Love for the part of me that refuses to stay small to keep other people comfortable.

Even if it risks misunderstanding.
Even if it risks side eyes.
Even if it risks silence from people I respect.

I wont take it personality.

Growth is not always polite.

I am choosing my lane on purpose.

Let’s see what happens.