The software engineer considers himself a “cultural architect” and said he aims to “level the playing field” between Silicon Valley and young communities of colour.”īorn and raised in Harbor City, California with parents from Ghana, Sandu would never forget a harrowing experience he had when he was eight – his father had wanted to take him on a trip to Ghana. Now 21, the Los Angeles-based young man is the unconventional tech guru who has accomplished many incredible feats, including being responsible for algorithms that have made Uber, Instagram and Snapchat what they are today.
president Barack Obama and land him at the White House, where he received the honorary presidential scholar award. When Iddris Sandu was in high school, he developed a mobile software that would later gain the attention of former U.S. mA the marathon continues……………?Ī post shared by architect on at 10:05am PDT I could just see him right in front of me saying “keep going young king…keep going” Rest in power and abundance hussle tha great, for true legends never die. In the moment right after he crossed the line, he passed me the baton to continue the light. A lap often ran last as a celebration of a breakthrough which he did run and made it through. The universe/God has a very interesting way of orchestrating and bringing us together, even if we don’t innerstand the circumstances of its decisions. To be his protégé influencing in a field that transcends music, I vow to continue pushing forward the culture, because it’s what he would want and knew was necessary. In the last in-person dialogue i had with him, Nipsey urged me to continue to light the torch for the culture, no matter what. Nipsey is the reason why most of you know me today, he delivered me to the gates of hip hop’s sanctuary and protected me from the evils at bay. And this is where our missions intersected. I’m not even going to compare him to any other legends that preceded him because hip-hop has NEVER had someone like him. through me, though his family and through our community. no, my brothers message still lives on. I use “is” because to use “was” is to imply that his message had passed with him. More than a hip hop artist, Nipsey IS also a revolutionary, an activist, a father, a brother and a close friend. my soul truly aches at such a tragic loss personally as well as for culture. yesterday my soul lost fragments that can never be restored. for his life to pass right in the very store we built together. Woke up this morning with my eyes still swollen from the tears I shed last night convinced that this was all a bad dream.
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