High Life

HIGH LIFE #10 Jul 2017 43 With a rough start to life, both men had to reinvent themselves. Rocklee started working from a young age to help support his family after the loss of his father. Fernando had the opportunity to study in the UK due to his Portuguese passport, whichgave himaccess to free education. He eventuallycompleted aBA, twoMastersdegrees andaPhD,whileRockleefirst fell in love withhiphopculture anddecided topursue acareer inbreakdance. “That is why I wasn’t afraid of giving up everything to start fresh,” he recounts with a somber look. “I had done it once when I had to give up dancing due to an injury. “Now I can’t get too far away from my clippers or I start getting nervous. You see, this is not a way of making money for me. I could make so much more selling sneakers on the side if I wanted to. But cutting hair is my passion.”