Chandran credits several high school friends with encouraging him to get back into writing and eventually recording . He had never written his own material with Da Joint and had never been a soloist . Chandran knew English , but still spoke and rapped with a significant accent , not always fully understanding American idioms and figures of speech . Still , his first , full written rap in America was the song , “ Demonic , ” which described his own internal plight and depression over his move to the States , along with his determination to come out on top . Its opening line deemed life a “ nightmare . ” The song 's chorus features a higher power speaking directly to Chandran and encouraging him to emerge from his funk : '' “ Demonic , you treat your soul like some chronic/Just burnin ’ it up , making things go into hectic / I checked on your past , you hit button ‘ automatic ’ / You have a beautiful soul , so do n’t , please do n’t waste it ” '' Chandran would continue writing and recording with local MCs and singers through his 2001 graduation . He had a very brief stint at the University of Akron , but soon decided that studying medicine was not his passion . The rapper says the September 11 attacks presented a turning point in which he realized life is too short to ignore dreams
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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