Coming up on today's show i caught with up and coming artist Hype. Born in Cameroon, in 1998, Hype was only six years old when his family uprooted to Canada where he spent his pre-adolescent years. Influences from Lil Wayne's, "Tha Carter IV" is what led Hype to dabble more into hip-hop. Hearing Kendrick Lamar's, "Good Kid, M.A.D.D City" in 2012 is when it really clicked. Hype's soulful sound varies depending on what pocket he’s in. He began studying producers such as Kanye West, 9th Wonder, and DJ Premier. Hype started composing and publicly releasing his music in 2018. "The Golden Child” was the first single to go on major streaming platforms launching him as an artist. 

In early 2019 his first project on streaming platforms , "The Quiet Storm" which was a 10-track project. . Consistently growing  ...