Today we’d like to introduce you to Drika Will.
Drika, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I remember growing up with this heart and passion and desire to just make music. Music and writing was literally an escape for me. It’s like I’d go into another world and when I was there, I was my best self and I was whoever I wanted to be. I had super low self-esteem and my life really felt meaningless. So in my free time I’d sing, I’d write, I’d create, I’d dance, I’d do something music related to just let it all go.
Long story short, I graduated high school in 2013 and decided to put music down because I felt there was no use for it anymore. I was no longer dancing in the marching band or singing on my high school choir with my friends. I thought at that point, I’d spend my life being a dreamer. I settled for what I thought my reality would be. I was a freshmen at my local community college and I had sunk to a place where I felt that my life was useless and aimless. I remember vividly wanting to search for something to fill this empty void in my life. Guys couldn’t fill it, friends couldn’t feel it, and music couldn’t fill it. Life was meaningless and I found myself feeling distant from this God that I never knew. In 2014 I found myself finding hope and freedom in Jesus Christ! And boy it’s been a journey. It’s funny how when you think it’s over God comes right in and saves the day. That day in March 2014, he literally became MY personal savior. He became MY Lord. MY Father. Jesus Christ has completely turned my life around.
I’m now no longer moving through life with this super hopelessness, low self-esteem, and aimless pursuit. But I’m now finding myself free in Jesus name and living with intention and PURPOSE!
It’s obvious that I’ve picked back up on my musical roots and I’m out heeeere! God has given me a burden to reach the lost and shine His light. I’m also here to encourage others out there who are now walking the narrow path. I got some unpopular opinions attached to some biblical truths and I’m unapologetic.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
It definitely has not been a smooth journey! My biggest roadblock is often my mindset. Yes, there are seasons where I may lack the resources to fulfill what I’m aiming to do but there’s always a way to combat that in between. I can choose to either make the best with what I’ve got until I get what I need or I can cry over what I can’t control. I’ve spent seasons dreaming and crying over what I can’t control. But the more I’ve whipped and beaten my mindset into grind and hustle, the more I’ve been able to push past that roadblock and create my own detour. I also will sometimes fall in the deadly comparison trap and I either get depressed or start creating to compete, and I don’t want my content to come from that place. So I usually end up pulling myself off of social media and getting into a safe and free place with God to reset my heart. So in brief, my biggest obstacle really is me.
Can you give our readers some background on your music?
I am an artist. I write I sing, I rap. I’m proud of the way that even though I’m in a heavily populated lane, I’m unique and there’s no one like me. I don’t mean in this in an arrogant way at all but I’ve ALWAYS been different. That was actually an insecurity at one point but now I’m at a place of confidence with it and I’m owning it, and I’m loving me. I’m the voice for the awkward girl or the one who isn’t understood or hardly understands others. I think so differently and that’s not intentionally. I remember for a long time that I hated that about myself because I never fit in. I would cry and ask God why would He make me like this? But now I love who He’s made me to be because it’s been superpower honestly. It’s my own secret weapon. My differences stand out in my artistry. I can’t explain it. There might be others doing what I do but they don’t do it like me! I know over 40 different female Christian entrepreneurs and artists and I truly believe that I’m set apart from them all. Not that I think I’m better than them, I just know you can’t say, “Oh, you’re like a ‘so and so’!” I am the first of my kind and I love it!
Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
Well, I don’t believe in luck if you ask me. I have a much more powerful force fighting on my side. I have the power of God working in my midst. God’s favor and mercy have been a constant in my life. I’m so secure in who He is in my life. I don’t feel the limitations that would normally hold me back. I believe that God was/is paving the way for me every step of the way. I believe He is opening and closing doors. Making connections that I couldn’t make in my own strength. He truly is my strength in all of this. I lean on the person of the Holy Spirit to advance the causes of what I do. I do everything for the glory of God so that others can know what Jesus has done for the world. He saved my life. I didn’t always have a relationship with God. But HE SAVED MY LIFE and I can only attribute all of the blessings in my life to Him. And even in the dark times, His faithful love kept me together, knowingly and unknowingly!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://drikawillofficial.wixsite.com/drikawill
- Email: drikawillmusic@gmail.com
- Instagram: drikawill
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drikawill/
- Other: https://linktr.ee/drikawill
Image Credit:
Profess The Biz (capturing), Drika Will (editing)
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