Rueben Wood is preparing to tour with various Quality Control-affiliated DJs from February through March.
He sits with his head held high as a successful multi-faceted media personality, DJ, producer and father.
Perhaps his aura of contentment comes from the fact teachers and other people told him he wouldn’t live to see the other side of 30.
“That should tell you how reckless I used to be,” Wood, now 30, told rolling out. “I’m blessed to be here. I’ve changed a lot, and I also have three daughters to look after.”
Wood said he’s become more reserved these days instead of being out-and-about all the time.
“The older I got, the more I started understanding concepts that reality is nobody really cares about what you’re doing or who you are,” Wood said. “Not unless you tell them to.”
Growing up, the DJ felt the older people in his community patronized him more than lending a helping hand. Now an adult, Wood desires to be the exact opposite.
“We have to get to a point, as grown and older men, where we tell [younger men], logically speaking, get in [the] tech [industry],” Wood said. “Logically speaking, go get you a job. Let me show you how to create your own business. Help each other because that’s what we lack a lot in.
“We live in a lot of divisions within our own communities simply because of people’s egos or [jealousy].”
A specific recent example Wood pointed to was Miami rapper Wavy Navy Pooh. On Jan. 14, the 28-year-old QC artist didn’t make it to 30, as he was shot and killed in a car near Zoo Miami, according to the Miami Herald.
Two children under 5-years-old were also in the vehicle but escaped unharmed.
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