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Insights: Grant Huffman Shares Insights On His Music Journey

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After Grant Huffman’s uniquely introspective single “My Looking Glass Self” was released, we caught up with an insightful interview with such a talented artist to explore his eidetic experience and what he had to say about his incredible musical journey so far. Read below to learn some interesting details about Grant Huffman.

Was there anyone or anything in particular that pushed you to pursue music?

My dad is and always has been a very musical person. If it weren’t for him, I probably would have never learned to play the guitar and gained the core musical knowledge to be able to produce beats and make songs the way I do. It wasn’t only my dad though when i was 8 years old, my mother bought me “The Eminem Show” Eminem’s third studio album. This album’s music was my first experience with coping with the depilating anxiety that has plagued me since I can remember. The way in which Eminem flowed and things he said gave me a feeling of relief, and even excitement. I’ve been rapping ever since!

What has your musical journey been like? Run us through your story.

My musical journey started around middle school when I was really interested in becoming a Youtuber. I had been watching all of the parody music videos that were so prevalent on Youtube back then and decided to create my own. It was called “Cheerios: The Rap.” This was the only parody song I had released. started focusing more on my writing and rhyming ability, learning what it was that i needed to do to catch people’s attention. I wanted to WOW people and I knew I could. That takes us to my freshman year. I had recorded a verse over Kid Cudi’s “The Prayer” and to my surprise, everyone at my school thought it was amazing. I was getting compliments after compliments. This is about the time I realized i really had something, a skill, that no one around me had. So i began writing rhymes almost CONSTANTLY.

I went through a terrible 2-year long spout of depersonalization from a bad drug experience, and I’m not sure i would have made it through without this hobby. After High-school I moved to myrtle beach and created a hip hop group called “College Street kids” with my friend Tony Montana, another rap artist I had befriended at boarding school. We dropped a Mixtape on Soundcloud and had some real success for the first time ever. People really listened, and they really liked it. Tony and I were spitting more lyrically complex rhymes than damn near anybody, and in my humble opinion, we still do. Tony & I still continue to work together to this day, even though we have moved past college street kids and put out music as single artists. Just recently, however; is when my music caught some flames on spotify. As of this moment, I get about 15-19,000 monthly Listeners on Spotify (not Soundcloud) and have over 80k total plays. On Soundcloud however i have over 1.2 MILLION streams and 2.3k followers as one of my songs “My looking Glass self” went viral for a while.

What is the motivation behind such a lyrically rich and melodically unique single “Whatcha Doin”?

The motivation behind “Watcha Doin” was to make a GREAT song that could be enjoyed by the masses. I wanted to put something out there that was different than my normal music. I’d like to call it musical evolution. I’m starting to learn what type of songs do well and which don’t, and I’m trying to play on that to my advantage as an artist, without giving up any of my artistic integrity in the process.

Insights: Grant Huffman Shares Insights On His Music Journey

Are you related to Jane Huffman, by any chance?

YES I am related to Jane Huffman. She happens to be my sister, 3 years older. She is an INCREDIBLE POET who is nationally recognized and a known name in the world of Academia. She recently won over 30 grand from the 2019 Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenbeg Poetry Fellowship. She was recently accepted to her Ph.D. school of choice, along with many other schools. Writing poetry runs in our family blood I suppose. Her Wikipedia page will have more info about her than myself!

What does music mean to you?

Music to me means hope. I can’t imagine a world without music or the ability to try and create it. That’d be a very sad world and not one i’d be interested in living in. Seeing as that music is my full time job, and my full time passion, It’s basically everything to me.

If you are asked to collaborate with a renowned musician, whose name will you write down?

Joyner Lucas; without a doubt. He’s my favorite rapper out right now by a pretty long shot. His music and my music are similar in a lot of ways, We probably even have the same audience. (His just being 10000x bigger). I love his lyrical ambition and story telling skills. I am ALL ABOUT the multi- Syllable Rhyme schemes, and Joyner has proved to be elite in this category.

Are you working independently or with any production house or recording label?

I am working completely independently at the moment! Not to say I am against working with a label, we’ll just have to see what the future holds.

Are you working on any project right now and what can we expect from you in the future?

I am working on MULTIPLE projects right now, one of which is in my own opinion the best work ive ever done. I have song called “Snake Eyes’ coming out on feb. 26th. After that is when I will probably release the song I consider my best. You can expect a LOT of thing in the future. I have a ton of professional film equipment so they’re will be tons of youtube content very soon.

Thank you for speaking with us! For our final question, is there anything else you would like to add?

Not only would i like to thank anyone who bothered to read this article but I’d also like to ask you to check out my Spotify and follow me! All you have to do is search “Grant Huffman” in ANY major streaming platform, and you’ll find my music. Again, thanks a lot for taking the time and i hope everybody continues to have a great weekend! I couldn’t appreciate this article more!

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Taarifa kwa Vyombo vya Habari – wimbo mpya wa Into the Blood: “Play Your Clarinet!”

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Taarifa kwa Vyombo vya Habari – wimbo mpya wa Into the Blood: “Play Your Clarinet!”

Katika wimbo wao mpya wenye mchangamsho “Play Your Clarinet!”, Into the Blood wanaunganisha midundo ya kielektroniki inayoshika kwa urahisi na mgeuko wa kusisimua: solo la klaneti lenye mionjo ya jazz kutoka kwa Peter Fuglsang. Uchezaji wake unaongeza mguso wa uchezaji wa moja kwa moja unaokamilisha msingi wa kidijitali wa wimbo huu, na kuunda tukio la kipekee kabisa la kusikiliza.

Wimbo huu utazinduliwa kimataifa tarehe 22 Novemba katika lugha 11 tofauti—ikiwemo Kiswahili, Kifaransa, Kiingereza na Kichina n.k.—pamoja na toleo lisilo na sauti za kuimba.

Jiunge nasi katika safari ya kimataifa
Acha “Play Your Clarinet!” ikupeleke kuvuka mipaka, sauti na tamaduni. Wimbo mmoja. Lugha kumi na moja. Utasikika kwenye majukwaa yote makubwa ya kusikiliza muziki mtandaoni, na video za maneno ya wimbo zitapatikana kwenye YouTube. Jifunge mkanda na ufurahie safari!

Orodha ya video za “Play Your Clarinet!” – video za maneno ya wimbo katika lugha zote 11 kwenye YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuQcCz0vhEKyPigEcJ1-Du7YhrzZdLrex

“Destination 11” – video ya muziki:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8l72BtPBd8

Kuhusu Into the Blood
Duo la Into the Blood—Jens Brygmann (sauti za kuimba na ngoma za kidijitali) na Carsten Bo Andersen (kinanda na sintesa)—imekuwa ikifanya kazi tangu mwaka 2016. Muziki wao umekuwa ukipigwa kwenye vituo mbalimbali vya redio duniani, vikiwemo vya Uingereza, Australia na Ufaransa.

Toleo la asili la “Play Your Clarinet!” pia linapatikana kwenye rekodi ya vinili ya inchi 12 kama sehemu ya mradi wao mkubwa wa Destination 11, unaojumuisha video ya muziki ya dakika 11. Video hiyo imewahi kuonyeshwa katika matamasha mbalimbali ya kimataifa ya filamu fupi, na hadi sasa tayari imeshinda tuzo mbili nchini India, kufikia hatua ya fainali kwenye East Village New York Film Festival na Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival, nusu fainali kwenye Seattle Film Festival na robo fainali kwenye Synergy Film Festival huko Los Angeles.

Mradi wa Destination 11 umefadhiliwa na White City Consulting na Custom Coaching.

Upakuzi kupitia Dropbox – Hapa unaweza kupakua nyenzo za promosheni:
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Salamu za muziki kutoka
Into the Blood
Jens Brygmann & Carsten Bo Andersen 📧 [email protected]

Into the Blood – mitandao ya kijamii:
https://linktr.ee/intotheblood

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Van Hechter’s “Boy Problems” Is a Deep and Danceable Bilingual Anthem for Anyone Tired of Lukewarm Love

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Van Hechter’s “Boy Problems” Is a Deep and Danceable Bilingual Anthem for Anyone Tired of Lukewarm Love

Montreal-based pop sensation and LGBTQ activist Van Hechter is back with “Boy Problems,” a stunning new single. The track merges his signature upbeat charm with rare emotional depth. Hechter, known for hits like “Disco Brother,” “Hot Damn,” and “Love Elastic,” reveals a new side to his magnetic electro-pop personality, offering a message that is both radiant and raw.

At 4 minutes and 24 seconds, “BoyProblems” is a bilingual (French & English) eruption of glitter, melancholy, and empowerment. It’s built on irresistible synths, glossy production, and pulsing basslines. The song invites listeners into a world where heartbreak beats in rhythm with liberation. The melodies feel euphoric on the surface, yet are stained with a haunting vulnerability, proving that dancing and deep feeling can exist together.

At its core, the song is a manifesto about refusing to settle for half-love. Van delivers lyrics that make you sway, smile, and suddenly pause; the truth stings. If love isn’t loud, real, and fully given, he’d rather walk away. It’s a reminder wrapped in rhythm: loving yourself means refusing the small version of what you deserve.

Filled with Hechter’s signature humor, glamour, and optimism, “Boy Problems” is a club anthem and a soul-stirrer all at once. The bilingual lyrics expand its emotional reach. The track feels at home anywhere, from Parisian dance floors and New York rooftops to headphones on a bus or speakers at Pride.

This is a jam that makes you feel like you’re flying, free from pretense. It’s definitively dance-pop and unmistakably Van Hechter, though the smile has a real heartbeat underneath. Listeners will hear that signature flair; he’s still cheeky, stylish, and unapologetically queer. His artistry is simply sharpened with new emotional honesty. This is a growth moment, delivered with a wink and a synth hook.

“Boy Problems” is a significant step beyond a simple catchy single. It’s a toast to self-worth. A glittering rebellion against lukewarm love. A reminder that the dance floor can be a place to heal. This sonic centerpiece belongs on your playlist, and on your friends’ too.

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TR Craze brings his South Sudanese story to the gritty drill anthem “Tule Tule” with Jamaican-UK rapper Caine Marko

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TR Craze brings his South Sudanese story to the gritty drill anthem "Tule Tule" with Jamaican-UK rapper Caine Marko

Sometimes a song shows up like that friend who kicks open the door without knocking, grinning and saying, “get your shoes, we’re leaving.” “Tule Tule,” the new single from South Sudanese artist TR Craze featuring Jamaican-UK rapper Caine Marko, moves exactly like that. The track is bold and charged, carrying the weight of lived experience while stomping over a dark, menacing drill beat that feels built for the streets as much as the club.

TR Craze’s backstory reads like a movie script Hollywood studios would fight over. He was born in South Sudan, shaped by the trauma of civil war, and pushed into the harsh realities of refugee life. He literally survived the treacherous routes through Libya and across the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. This man distills survival into rhythm. On “Tule Tule,” you can feel that heart, that urgency, and that fire in his delivery, channelled into a raw, assertive drill performance that cuts through even if you don’t understand a single word of the opening verse. At its core, “Tule Tule” is a raw, assertive drill track that isn’t afraid to bare its teeth.

The word “Tule” comes from Nuer. It refers to youth games and the electric thrill of chasing something, whether that’s victory, joy, or destiny. TR Craze uses that spirit like a drumbeat beneath his voice. The choruses hit with a communal, call-and-response warmth but here that playfulness is flipped into a gritty, chant-like hook – “Tule Tule” – that feels like the rallying cry of a crew on the move. Even without translating the lyrics, the tone tells you everything. This is about motion, pursuit, celebration, and refusing to stay stuck in the past, all wrapped in an unapologetic, high-adrenaline atmosphere. Lyrically, the track leans into street life, dominance and crew loyalty, matching the tension in the beat.

Behind them, producer Kyxxx builds a dark, tense soundscape, stitching drill drums with Brazilian bounce and Bhangra-flavoured rhythmic elements that keep the track constantly on edge. The result is a gritty, energetic and unapologetic atmosphere that pulls you straight into their world.

Then Caine Marko slides in for the second verse, and the whole energy pivots into a sharp, swagger-heavy bounce. His flow is clean but gritty, confident and confrontational, shifting between braggadocio and sly charm.

“She knows I’m a wolf and I run the pack,” he starts, classic alpha talk, but delivered with a laid-back grin. “She come first like running track,” he continues, flipping between affection and athletic metaphors like a man who’s too used to moving fast.

Then he opens up the verse more: “Doing dirt and getting with a bitty, I only pretty… then back to the city. Got me some liquor then it got me some weed.” It’s lifestyle rap, but the reckless, unapologetic kind. It’s the messy, outside-at-night, live-in-the-moment vibe that balances TR Craze’s more grounded narrative. When he ends with “you going to hang with the gang,” the energy snaps into a group-hyped finale, a reminder that music like this isn’t meant to be consumed alone, underlining the crew-first loyalty at the heart of the record.

“Tule Tule” works because it blends worlds without softening its raw, street-hardened edge. It merges East African emotion, Caribbean-UK swagger, drill and hip-hop grit, Brazilian and Bhangra textures in Kyxxx’s production, diaspora storytelling, and a spirit of joy that refuses to be dimmed by pain.

Let “Tule Tule” run while you’re walking, cooking, texting, or plotting big dreams – or getting ready to step out with your crew.

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