While Hamza is Bilhal's primary motivation, it's not the only source. Bilhal grew up watching his mother, Amy Camara, do everything she could to keep the family afloat. Camara owned a hair styling business until being forced to close it because of COVID. She then picked up an office cleaning job that kept her out of the house from 4 p.m. till 1 a.m.
After Hamza's death, with the family struggling, Mohamed made the difficult suggestion that Bilhal should move out again to find more stability.
The Apple Valley High School basketball coach and older brother of NBA players Tre (Chicago Bulls) and Tyus Jones (Phoenix Suns), offered to take him in. The move allowed Bilhal to focus on school and sports, and came with nights out to watch Tyus play for the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Bilhal's heart hurt.
"That was the toughest time for me, not being around my mom and her not having her son, or anyone, home," Bilhal said. "I'm a mama's boy, so you don't ever really want to be away that long.
"That's honestly why I keep working as hard as I do, because of that and wanting better for her. That keeps me going every day."