NBC Left Field ‘From Wall Street to Brooklyn Wordsmith: Leaving the 9-5 for Art’s Sake’

Change is the natural enemy of the status quo and so when tradition meets individual choice, things can be slightly stressful. Such is the tale highlighted by the new episode of NBC Left Field (NBC News) in their latest piece titled From Wall Street to Brooklyn Wordsmith: Leaving the 9-5 for Art’s Sake. NBC Left Field speaks with former financial sector professional Latasha Alcinor pka L.A., who left the corporate world to pursue art…it’s a dope insight into that “leap of faith” commitment! ~ JD

“A lot of times in this industry, men won’t sign women because they don’t have a look that appeals to them,” says L.A.

Here’s the official line from NBC Left Field

From Wall Street to Brooklyn Wordsmith: Leaving the 9-5 for Art’s Sake

How does it feel to want to be something your family just doesn’t understand? For some first-generation millennials, their parents’ vision of the American Dream is the doctor, the lawyer, the banker—a steady career that validates their own migration to the U.S. It takes a lot to say no to that, and Latasha Alcinor aka L.A.—a Brooklyn rapper who left her finance career to pursue art full-time—is one them. She, with a collective of first-generation Americans in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, are coming together to inspire and elevate each others’ creative pursuits, and bring their families with them.

Pictured: Latasha Alcinor aka L.A. (NBC Left Field)

NBC Left Field speaks with L.A. and her friends and family about her decision to choose this new career path, her struggles with depression and how she feels women in the industry are treated.

Video Journalist Sutton Raphael

Host Aurora Almendral

Music Latasha Alcindor

(Courtesy of NBC Left Field)

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Dr. Jerry Doby Editor-in-Chief of The Hype Magazine, Media and SEO Consultant, Journalist, Ph.D. and retired combat vet. 2023 recipient of The President's Lifetime Achievement Award. Partner at THM Media Group. Member of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, the United States Press Agency and ForbesBLK.