Prologue Profiles

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Jess, who moved from Chicago to New York to pursue acting. On the uptown 6 train, NYC.

"There is a way to live life and having it be lighter and better for you. For me a huge part of that was just acknowledging what my dream was."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Cypha, visual artist, at the Broadway Lafayette subway station, NYC.

"Have you ever felt like quitting?"

"Yea, but when something haunts you throughout your life and you always turn back to it, either way you can't run from it, you might as well go full force, samurai style."

"Go beyond the limits in finding who you are." - LaQuan Smith

Ever since he was little LaQuan (@laquan_smith) wanted to be in fashion, but after high school he wasn't accepted into New York's fashion schools.

LaQuan made his own way into the fashion world and in 2010 at 21 years old he launched his own line which is now worn by Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez.

You'll hear LaQuan discuss his journey from outside-looking-in to being featured in Vogue, the importance of having the right team, and that the more you learn the further you'll go.

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Bernard, 15, bicyclist, at Grove St. and Newark Ave, Jersey City.

"It can be scary sometimes because of all these cars, I've been hit a couple times but they haven't really gotten me yet."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Sean, filmmaker & writer, on the Journal Square PATH Train, NYC/Jersey City.

"I think if my father knew I was spending $1,200 on a little short he'd have a heart attack."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Pete, musician, at 6th Ave and 23rd St., NYC.

Pete is a member of The Do Rights. Catch them this Saturday night at the Shrine in Harlem!

"For me, making it is paying my rent and my bills with the thing that I love and being creatively satisfied."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Sheikh, aka Dread Kingdom, musician, at Madison Sq Park, NYC.

"One day I went into a club and I realized something was missing, and at that time I was really broke so I was like, 'You know? When I come back here I'm gonna bring my drum, because I'm African." And ever since they've hired me to play drums in the club and I've done a lot of great parties all over the city for 11 years."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Elliot, photographer (@elliotstudio), at Madison Sq. Park, NYC.

"I took photo class in high school as an easy A and it became 'wow, maybe I can do this in life.'"

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Alexi, a high school senior and music producer (SoundCloud), on the 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City.

"Find your flow state."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Aaron, a novelist and beer writer for Esquire (@aarongoldfarb), at Barcade JC.

Check out Aaron's latest novels, The Guides, on Amazon.

"Whatever you want to do in life just start doing it."