But this is a night of fing dreams for me.

Just a few years ago, it wouldve been hard to imagine Haze here.

Struggling within the church, she found the only way to cure her depression was to write.

Angel Haze

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I had to mature much earlier than everyone else.

When Haze was 16, a pastor threatened her mother, and they broke from the church.

The next years were rough.

She dropped out of school.

She was homeless for a while.

The track caught fire online, with music blogs praising Hazes bravery.

Suddenly, people were listening.

Haze didnt play that song on Friday night.

But she still kept things personal.

But I wrote you this song!

For a while, she brought it back to her early years.

Haze started on stage, calling out I run New York!

She was skinny and small, but she was tough.

Im gonna beat you til I die, she bragged, Ask why?