We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Rashad Thompson a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Rashad thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?
It all started at the end of middle school, when I was trying to figure out who and what I wanted to be in life. So during that summer I worked my tail off to get results and then once my freshman year began I started to get the results I was looking for and People started noticing me and my talent. Also getting offered to perform at my first show for the rapper ugly god who was super popular at the time. But after being on that stage, crowd surfing and seeing the crowd react the way it did really made me wanna keep going and achieve more and I did.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers?
For those who don’t know, I’m Rashad Thompson aka Stupidlive Rashad, the C.E.O of W.û.F, creative director, the manager of upcoming artist Shîne, and dancer. I’m 22 years old and from New Orleans.. I got into my craft when I was younger and it all started with dancing and I can say you got served, Chris brown and Michael Jackson had a major influence on that. So In like 8th grade I created my YouTube channel and the rest was history. But as far as the creative work it provides it’s something to bring you joy and entertainment whenever you need it. Me creating and doing what I love is an escape so I try to make my content a stress reliever for some. And I feel like that’s one of the traits that sets me apart from others because my work isn’t just for me, it’s for everyone to enjoy and just take a break from whatever is going on in their life.
Honestly Im mostly proud of the progress and the direction I’m headed in for me and my team, my goal is to make W.û.F worldwide. W.û.F (we Ûp foreal) is my team that’s for content creators, clothing designers, musicians, and artistic people in general. I’m currently working on expanding the team and trying to help people put their people in a better position just like I am.
What do you find most rewarding about being creative?
I would have to say seeing the Feedback of a project or whatever content I worked on because I love learning on ways to improve and getting better in areas that I might not know I lacked in.
Is there a mission driving your creative journey?
Yeah, it’s to get me and my family and loved ones and all the W.û.F members in a better position where we can all take care of ourselves, families and each other whenever needed.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/stupidlive.rashad?igshid=Y2ZmNzg0YzQ=
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/stupidlivee?s=11&t=enwNto2Dj-gkpFpYZ0H_0w
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/StupidliveRashad
- Other: My artists Shînes album https://music.apple.com/us/album/shine/1643998998