Steezy Kane’s Leap of Faith
We went behind-the-scenes with Isaiah Shepard to offer a lens into the dueling identities at the core of his creativity — and how lived experiences led him to the television show he’s pitching
This piece is a cover story for Edition 3 of Creator Mag. To read the entire magazine, click here.
It’s a 50-minute drive through the hills as we make our way up to a small ice cream shop in Burbank, California.
Decades of movies and television have iconized this mecca of the entertainment world, the famed Hollywood Sign overlooking the bustling industry it’s spawned like a caring grandmother. Yet even with the countless images of celebrated studios and sidewalk stars that have seeped into my pop cultural subconscious, I still can’t help but take note of every sight and sound we pass by along the way.
Our Uber driver narrates this odyssey north, pausing infrequently as we stop and go in a sea of trademark traffic. He’s lived in Los Angeles for most of his life, he tells us, and this is actually his first day working for the rideshare app. He recently suffered a minor workplace injury, and the Tesla we find ourselves in arrived while he’s been recovering. So, instead of lounging around the house until he’s…