Kyles Musical Tour

 Growing up, listening to a predominantly male dominated genre, hip-hop, there was not many popular female artists. And if there was, they weren't talked about very often. When I was in middle, and high school I have no particular memory of listening to female artists. Of any genre. Not hip-hop, not R&B, not country, not even jazz. Most of my social media and internet influence was male based. Being young, and immature, I never really payed attention or had any knowledge of why female artists in the hip-hop industry never got any mainstream attention. Maybe it was me, maybe it was a West Coast thing, maybe it was the environment I was in?  However, later on in my late teens, as I became more mature and aware I started to get connected with the female artists in hip-hop and R&B. Maybe, these artists started to get popular, or maybe it was my own self awareness and the act of expanding my horizons to not just male artists. Artists like Ella Mai, SZA, Jhene Aiko, Cardi B,...

Hello everyone, I'm Kyle Monk. I am a basketball player, an uncle, a brother, a coach, a friend, a student, and a video gamer. I am originally born in Modesto, California. Not the typical Californian lifestyle of palm trees, ocean breezes, and feet in the sand. But, I am 3 hours from the beach, while also being 2 hours from the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges. Known as the in the "Central Valley". Basketball is my main passion and love. I fell in love with basketball when I was six years old and have been coaching the past two summers, eventually aspiring to be a coach in the future. Basketball has opened many doors and opportunities for me. Bringing me to Converse. I found Converse through the transfer portal bringing me on a visit here and eventually enrolling as a student athlete. I am the youngest of four children and currently an Uncle to my 6 year old nephew and 3 year old niece. I have never to been to the East Coast so I am excited to learn more about the culture an...