For Asha, the purpose of The Star is to help people see in themselves what’s already there. “I feel like my calling is to be a mirror,” she says. “I am naturally inclined to be a reminder that your light deserves to take up space. We are worthy of the discipline to make our dreams come true.”

“Hip-hop chose me, I’d like to say. I wanted to be the next Beyoncé growing up, but storytelling and poetry was my solace growing up, and during that time, being born in ‘98, hip-hop was changing so much and so fast. Many of my peers are the very same people that saw the gift I had and brought out the light of rhythm & poetry I had inside,” she said.

“I’ve been performing since I could walk and talk, starting with dance. Slowly, I developed those skills for poetry and music. My first love was dance, and I spent so much time learning choreography from Beyoncé and Ciara and making up dances with my cousins. Putting on a show was and has been natural to me, and utilizing that gift to perform music has been a motivating force in my life. Being able to release and touch people with words that I wrote to bring inspiration to myself at a time when I needed them most, is the spark that keeps on giving.”

I don’t know too much information about the two considering I just came across them in our submissions, but I do know that I like what I heard & could that I could hear the potential. Listen to the new song below!

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