Photo and Interview by Dani Rawson
Thrown Out on the Streets
“I was 13 when I was thrown out in the streets of Reno. My mom she was a bit of a crackhead, she died four and a half years ago, today. In those types of situations when you're 13 and on the streets there’s not much much to do but try to survive."
14 Years Later
"I am 27 now and I’ve been doing this for 15 years, but I am always keepin' my head up high…I try to take care of the little people, the kids that don't have a place to go or are angry at their parents. I’ve put a lot of countless hours into these kids out here. To become a public figure to these kids, it really means a lot because not a lot of these kids have a figure to look up to."
Helping Homeless and At-Risk Kids
"Some of these kids parents are too far into drugs or are to worried about their work to teach them something. And I’ve kind of made it my mission to make them [the homeless youth] to look at me and say “You know, if Accent did it this way, then maybe we can do it that way and maybe get somewhere” That's all I’m trying to do. Doing it for the kids who have no one to go to, no one to talk to."
A Mission in Life
"I made it my mission to do that [be a figure]. I don't want to see this kids out here when they are older. I want to see them accomplishing great things, going to college, to do whatever they want to do. A lot of people forget about these kids out here and I want them not to forget.”
Photo and Interview by Dani Rawson