VILLAIN ORIGIN STORIES
Villain Origin Stories is a long-form interview series hosted by artist and creator TK, featuring artists, thinkers, and cultural figures confronting the catalyzing experiences that shaped them. Each conversation traces the wounds, choices, contradictions, relationships, and survival mechanisms behind the person the world sees today.
The series exists within DARKSIDE, TK’s larger musical and narrative universe. Each guest is being considered for entry into DARKSIDE, and organization with a mission to transform humanity. Prospects are challenged to face the parts of themselves they conceal, take accountability for the role they have played in their own story, and determine whether they are willing to transform their darkness into something purposeful.
These are not traditional interviews built around polished biographies or surface-level success. They are interrogations of identity, morality, pain, ambition, healing, and the moments that permanently alter a life.
Every villain has an origin story.
Episodes
6 episodes
VILLAIN ORIGIN STORIES: HOMELESSNESS, KIDNAPPING & HOME EXPLOSION to LIL WAYNE & PIERCE THE VEIL | KEYAWNA NIKOLE
She finally escaped homelessness. Then her house exploded.Keyawna Nikole joins TK in the DARKSIDE interrogation room for Villain Origin Stories.From growing up mixed-race in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, to chasing music in Los A...
VILLAIN ORIGIN STORES: House Fires, Arrests & Evictions — From Philly to BILLIE EILISH | ARMANI WHITE
Before the smile, there was survival.Armani White joins TK in the DARKSIDE interrogation room for Villain Origin Stories.Known for hits song like BILLIE EILISH and his infectious energy, Armani opens up about the experiences behin...
VILLAIN ORIGIN STORIES: £8 MILLION OF COCAINE, 11 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE & BADDIES GONE WILD - LEANDRA ROYER
A paid trip. A suitcase pickup. A sentence of 11 years and eight months.Leandra Royer joins TK in the DARKSIDE interrogation room for Villain Origin Stories.Before Baddies Gone Wild, Leandra was pursuing acting, modeling, and a ...
VILLAIN ORIGIN STORIES: Musical Upbringing, MIT, Big Tech, & Funding the Future of Music w/ C.Y. Lee
Villain Origin Stories is a long-form interview series about artists, thinkers, and cultural figures confronting the catalyzing experiences that shaped them.C.Y. Lee opens up about growing up in a deeply musical family, learning piano a...
VILLAIN ORIGIN STORIES: Losing Parents, Heart Surgery, Cypress Labs, & The Music Industry w/ Money Jezus
Villain Origin Stories is a long-form interview series about artists, thinkers, and cultural figures confronting the catalyzing experiences that shaped them.Money Jezus opens up about leaving high school to pursue music, receiving his f...
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VILLAIN ORIGIN STORIES: Surviving Abuse, Rediscovering Religion, XXXTentacion, & more w/ Bueli Njheri
Villain Origin Stories is a long-form interview series about artists, thinkers, and cultural figures confronting the catalyzing experiences that shaped them.In this episode of Villain Origin Stories, TK sits down with multidisciplinary ...
