Solana imani Rowe or also known as SZA, is a well-known neo seoul R&B artist of the present generation. SZA voiced her struggles with ADHD on Twitter, but for those of you who do not have one, SZA actually has ADHD. She is taking Adderall, a medication to treat ADHD. However, she has also been complaining about the struggles of taking the said drug because it prevents her creativity in making her music.
SZA has unmedicated ADHD, and further shares that she often doesn’t recall what she’s supposed to do due to ADHD. In an interview from 2017, SZA shares that her ADHD affects the way she writes her music because ideas come and go so fast in her mind. She shares that sometimes her brain would ask, “Where did it go?”
Regardless of this, she is still thriving and is recognized as one of the well-known and well-respected creative artists today. Rowe also shares that people today still lack the empathy about ADHD. As such, much needed awareness among persons with ADHD is needed to break the stigma in society about ADHD.
SZA's Biography
Birthday | November 8, 1990 |
Hometown | St. Louis, Missouri |
Parents | non disclosed |
Siblings | non disclosed |
Education | Delaware State University, Columbia High School |
Career
SZA took marine biology as her college program in Delaware State University, but she did not finish her last semester and decided to drop and work instead. While she worked different jobs, she also started recording on the side. Her own album which was self-released on SoundCloud gained the attention of Top Dawg Entertainment.
After settling a contract with Top Dawg Entertainment, SZA made her debut album, “Z”, which made it into Billboard’s Top 200, being at number 39. In 2016, SZA became a well-known collaborator and had appeared in Kendrick Lamar’s songs, Schoolboy Q’s songs, Jay Rock’s songs, Nicki Minaj's “Feeling Myself”, Rihanna’s “Consideration”, and Travis Scott’s “OK Alright”.
By 2017, she released her first album, Ctrl, which again made into Billboard’s Top 200. The songs “Love Galore” and “The Weekend” were under the Billboard Top 40 and Hot 100. SZA’s presence also increased thanks to his collaboration with Maroon 5’s “What Lovers Do”, and Lorde's “Homemade Dynamite”. It did not stop here. SZA’s collaboration with Kendrick Lamar’s song for Marvel’s Black Panther movie, “All the Stars” was released and made a huge hit as well. Now, SZA is still making music and is collaborating with various artists such as Justin Timberlake with his song “The Other Side” which is for the soundtrack for the Trolls World Tour.
Awards and Recognitions
2017 | AllMusic Best of 2017 Ctrl |
2017 | Favorite R&B Albums Ctrl |
ADHD is a struggle that they would continue to live with. It is important for us to know how to interact and help others so that their lives could be a bit easier from what they usually deal with.