What does it take for a kid from Compton to grow up and hold court in Hollywood? A lot of Fearless. Andre Merritt got a late start. He was always into singing, tried football, and then got into basketball. To everyone’s amazement, he was good at them all. Singing was second nature, but there was something about basketball. Basketball became like a therapy for him, especially when dealing with the hectic nature of the music industry. Basketball gave him an avenue to get away from it all. On the court, he’s able to let the game take over, leaving the rest behind. “You don’t get to see my game till I get angry. I’m like two different people and I’m extremely competitive–they have to go, we staying.” Moving from Compton to Memphis then Arkansas and back to Vegas, he’s quick to point out that “Hollywood is where I got my start.” It was in Hollywood, inspired by Kobe on the courts and Stevie Wonder and Chicago on the charts, that he found his Fearless and went for the life he knew he could live.

Production Company: Green Dot Films
Director: Omri Cohen

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