03/31/2025
📢 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: PART 2
“This Is the TRU Me Now.”
I’m not even looking at 2025 right now.
I’m talking about right now.
What I’m feeling right now.
What’s been building up over the last 10 YEARS of my life.
This is a wake-up call to the ones that wasted my time, disrespected my craft, used my name for clout, booked me like I was a joke, then ran off laughing like they finessed another “sucker.”
Let me make this TRU clear: I am NOT that one. Not anymore.
I’ve done more in my 20s with my gift than I did in my 30s.
And you know why?
Because I spent my 30s pouring into the wrong people.
People who played friend but were really enemies.
People who smiled in my face while robbing me of my time, energy, and peace.
You wanna say “don’t give up”?
You wanna post “keep pushing”?
But where were you when I was holding the weight of this vision ALONE?
You left. You ghosted. You sided with lies. You believed people who NEVER had your best interest or mine.
You dipped out on my projects.
You threw shade instead of support.
And you think I didn’t peep that?
I peeped ALL OF IT.
I just didn’t say nothing—until now.
I’m tired of the fake support.
The fake friendships.
The fake “I got your back.”
The fake family.
I’m tired of people draining me and calling it love.
You knew what I was building.
You saw it.
You were part of it.
Then you turned around and disrespected it.
That ain’t love. That ain’t loyalty. That’s betrayal.
Let’s run facts again:
• I’m Christopher Tru Hood.
• I’m a singer, playwright, director, author, husband, father, and CEO of Tru Hood Studio, LLC.
• I got music streaming everywhere, I’ve published a book, I’ve got degrees (2 associates, 1 bachelor’s), and I’m headed into my Master’s in 2025.
• I’ve worked with over 500 creatives.
• I’ve directed stage plays, films, produced podcasts, shot promos, helped local celebrities, and created platforms for others even while I was rebuilding myself.
• I’ve done all this while being a parent, with a 9–5, chasing the dream every damn day.
Don’t talk to me about excuses.
I’ve heard every one.
“I got kids.”
“I got work.”
“I’m not ready.”
Same excuses I got, but I still show up.
I’m over the fake models.
The fake actors.
The “I’m serious” people who never show up to be serious.
I’m over the ghosts who vanish the day of the shoot, the ones who disappear when it’s time to show up, but post quotes about being booked and busy.
Booked where?
Busy doing what? Lying?
I’ve been humble long enough.
I’ve kept my mouth shut too long.
So here it is:
If you got something to say—say it to me.
If you sneak dissing—remove me.
If you can’t respect what me and my wife built—stay off our name.
And to the people who dipped without a word after I called you “bro,” “sis,” “family” for YEARS?
You’re dead to me.
This is growth, not just anger.
This is pain, not just pride.
This is me learning the difference between loyalty and leeches.
I’ve lost too much time already. I’m not giving y’all another second.
Don’t clap for me later if you walked away now.
This is the TRU me.
And I’m not biting my tongue ever again.
– Christopher Tru Hood
Tru Hood Studio, LLC
