Alex McDonald

California native rapper, songwriter, and hip-hop producer Optimiztiq likes to defy perceptions. urging audiences to empower themselves through inward exploration. He’s a uniquely charismatic performer and inventive beat-maker known for both his authenticity and imagination. Drawing inspiration from artists like Eminem and Method Man as well as metaphysical thinkers like Alan Watts and Eckhart Tolle, his writing combines sharp wit, thought-provoking wordplay, and an irresistibly positive approach to life’s challenges. Over the past decade, he’s shared the stage with some of the world’s top hip-hop acts, including Snoop Dogg, Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony, T.I., Yelawolf, and Tech N9ne, and his performances have been praised by local press as well as the former VP of Death Row Records.