A look inside the high school rap game at NRHS

Much like the rap game at North Nova Education Centre, the very same phenomenon has taken Northumberland Regional High School by storm.

The rap game seemed to have transcended both schools to the point that we could very soon see a nuclear warfare of words between rappers of NNEC against rappers of NRHS.

I was given the opportunity of speaking with two of the most relevant rappers at NRHS, who go by the names of Super Swain (Parker Swain) and Lil Tuna (Lucas Fraser).

People say the best rappers on the planet come from humble beginnings, so I will let you readers decide on just how humble these two are.

Fraser began his career in July 2018, whereas Swain says he began his career when Lil Tuna opened his mouth.

“I think I was born with the rapping gene in me,” said Swain, when asked why he chose to embark on this journey.

All rappers draw inspiration from somewhere, right?

“Lil barnacle, Logic and Kendrick Lamar are who I draw inspiration from” said Fraser.

“I think I’m more of my own special entity, I don’t really draw inspiration from anybody,” said Swain.

When asked if NRHS even has the slightest chance of competing with NNEC in the rap game Super Swain said, “It’s not even close, you got Lil Tuna, you got Super Swain, OG Mac, people from Northumberland that are way danker then me and Lucas that you haven’t even heard of yet.”

Swain said if he were to challenge anyone it would definitely be Lil Keefe.

“If he’s saying he’s the best rapper

in this county, I’d like him to prove it,” he said. “Lil Keefe raps about a fake life that he doesn’t even live, I’d put him down in front of 20,000 people.”

When asked what sets him apart from other artists, Fraser said: “I’ve been a lyrical genius since I was a fetus. I’m all about the gross and disgusting. No subject is off the rails.”

Swain quickly followed up to the question by saying: “I don’t confine myself to a specific genre; in the future there will be a little low fi, even some live acoustic.”

When asked about his motivations in pursuing the rap game, Fraser had this to say: “I’m just trying to have a good time with my friends, that’s all it is.”

Swain took a very different approach to the question.

“... I do it for myself because my only competition is myself.”

When the two were asked if their parents were aware of their craft, they both had very different responses.

“To my understanding up until New Year’s Eve my mom knew for a couple months, I got a fist bump from my dad and mom shook her head kind of like, ‘ugh’” said Fraser.

Swain says his parents do not support him rapping.

“I don’t care, they are a part of the hating squad. Haters are my motivators,” said Swain.

People can check out these as well as other up and coming rappers here on platforms such as https://www.youtube.com and https://soundcloud.com.