My name is Ricardo Cadenas I am a freshmen at Sacramento New Technology High School, I am 15 years old I was born in Houston,Texas on December 29, 1996. I moved to Sacramento,California when I was about 3 years old. I grew up around Franklin Boulevard almost all my life. I attended Maple elementary for about 3 years for kindergarten, 2nd grade, and half of 6th grade. During the time I spent around my neighborhood I met my cousin Nohely Alcala and my best friend / co-worker Alfredo Ibarra and many other people. They both attend S.N.T.H.S with me. I've known Nohely since I was 5 years old and I have known Alfredo since last year but it feels like it was longer. My cousin's parents own a furniture store ( a family business) so me and Alfredo go work/ help out. My main go in life is to be an independent individual, I want to become a very successful person and help my family have an even brighter future and make them and every one I know proud. The main thing i want to become successful in is in music. I want to compose (create) my own beats and instrumentals and also be a rapper. I am currently a rapper and i just practice and practice and one day I want to be discovered and signed to a record label and from there became an independent musician. "Every day's a struggle when your trying to achieve something because there's always people who want to see you fall".-Ricardo