His whole crew loved the look and feel of the shirts.
He said "I'm going to wear this right now!" We snapped some pics, his DJ put his RR shirt on as well. LD says "I love the logo" I explained why the logo was designed the way that it is. I pulled out some tees for him and his crew. I told him about Rookie Rise and he was completely on board with it. LD was funny, down to earth and interested in sharing his story and listening to ours. LD said "Oh yeah, Rookie Rise! Let's go to my room so we can chat and hangout for a bit." I didn't expect that at all, but of course we followed LD. Once LD's meet and greet was over, Mike introduced us to him. Sure enough, he marched us around to the back of the building, avoiding the line and led us into the stage area where LD was taking time to meet his fans. He told us not to worry about the line, he'd come and get us. I said there's a long line, but we are here. When we arrived, there were 2 lines stretched out to both ends of the Venue. The concert was at The Roseland Theater in the heart of Portland Oregon. I picked Ricky up, then we made our way to the venue. It's tough to find highly motivated people like him, who believe in what you are doing. Ricky has been a great help with Rookie Rise. I headed out to pick up my good friend Ricky. The day of the concert, I grabbed some Rookie Rise logo tees. He got back to me later that day and told me to come to the venue a couple hours early to meet up with LD. We chatted a little bit on the phone, then he told me that he'll see if LD would be willing to meet up and hear my story. He was booked to do a show right here in Portland Oregon, my hometown! What are the odds? I messaged him, asking if he'd check out my brand since it's a perfect representation of people just like him. He announced his official "Professional Rapper Tour!" I checked the tour locations and dates. I was on Instagram when one of LD's posts shows up in my news feed. Screenshot from Lil Dicky's first music video that launched his career "Ex-Boyfriend"įast forward to a month ago. I thought it'd be awesome to hang out with this guy! (but of course, it'll never happen) I was inspired seeing this guy stay so persistent. It's hard to let his name discredit his talent and motivation. I realized that this Lil Dicky guy was actually a good rapper, really good! Although his rap name will make anyone raise their eyebrows, his story is truly inspirational. He showed me a music video called "Ex-Boyfriend" I started to laugh as I listened to this guys lyrics. I was like who the hell calls themselves Lil Dicky? My brother in-law insisted that I listen to one of "LD's" songs. A couple years ago I was at a party when my brother in-law pulled out his phone and asked me "have you ever heard of Lil Dicky?" I was a little put off by the name.