ILLDRM© Saturday Shout Out: Menas Stephens

"IllegalDream aka ILLDRM is some clever sh*t. At first, I didn't understand what it meant, the name just sort of rung bells when I said it.

But after years of being an 'illdreamer', and not even knowing it, I began to not only understand the culture of ILLDRM, but live it more and more in my daily life.

ILLDRM is overall, figuratively a father to the fatherless, mother to the motherless, and a guide to the misguided. ILLDRM is all about promoting positivity and giving the "hopeless", hope; letting them know, no matter what you are going through or went through in life, "Anything is possible for him who believes" (Mark 9:23). They say dreams are illegal in the ghetto, but ILLDRM is here to let people know that no matter the circumstance, keep dreaming, keep faith and stay positive in your every day battle in life! ILLDRM has helped me continue and pursue my dreams of playing professional basketball. There was a point in time where I did not have a single person in my corner that was supporting me 100 percent with my hoop career, but Chris, the Founder of ILLDRM, was there reminding me on a daily, that I can make it and to stay focus, raining positivity on me on a daily. ILLDRM is something that everybody in the world can benefit from. Struggle or no struggle, it is all about keeping your mind right, having a positive spirit and growing as an individual. Without ILLDRM, there is no telling where I'll be. It's all love."

- Young Nas