Omen's striking solo feature on J. Cole's mixtape Friday Night Lights was enough to prove that he's a progressive sign of things to come for the Hip Hop community. Omen was invited on the Light Dreams and Nightmares tour headlined by Drake and J. Cole, which stopped in several European places such as London, Paris, Germany and Sweden where international fans eagerly embraced his
Chicago perspective.
Inspired by the likes of Nas, Common, and Outkast as well as artists like Radiohead and Lauryn Hill . the on-again/off-again pianist since the age of 14 picked up rapping 10 years ago and has been producing for 8 of those years. As a genuine music lover, Omen expresses who he is as an artist and a person. writing lyrics that discuss his experiences and that of others' or at least the way it looks through his eyes.
"I write it where it's specific enough where you get that this is my experience, but not so specific where you can't relate to it. There has to be a balance."