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The newly come up rapper 'Kaspa', hits the charts with his new single 'Garden'. Kaspa's rise to hip-hop fame is no surprise. His ascent up the charts proves sing-rap has found its rightful place once again with its recent popularity. The song is still gaining views and streams rapidly but as of now it has already reached 10 million views on YouTube, 15 million streams on Spotify, 12 million on iTunes and has made it on the billboard hot 100 at number 5 only within two weeks of being released. The man behind the music 'Kieran Barnett' was born in London, England in 2001 and the lyrics used within his music stems from his past experiences from growing up within the sometimes violent and hectic environment of Croydon as-well as previous relationships.

In our featured interview with Kaspa, we asked how he went about on creating his unique sing-rap style and how he felt when seeing react the overwhelmingly positive response from fans worldwide, he told us - “Most aspiring artists nowadays must create their own style and identity to blow up in this industry instead of following the trends” says Kaspa, whose particular style of sing-rap has become most popular and synonymous with teenagers and young adults both male and female. “And I always say, ‘Just have fun with it, don't be a try hard” This is to be expected from the 17 year-old singer, rapper and songwriter, born Kieran Barnett, who unexpectedly stepped into the spotlight this year.  His current hit 'Garden' is described to be make listeners feel emotional but relaxed. The song is about a souring relationship that Kaspa had within his life: "Rockstar lifestyle, might just die tonight, If I was down and had nobody, would you sacrifice?"

Aside  from its emotional lyricism, the songs meaning rests in its personal connection to the audience, as the lost relationship he describes in the song relates to many of the listeners and they prefer the relaxed tones of his music. Kaspa is currently on tour in Europe and his opening show will take place within London, UK. He is also working on new material for his follow-up single or album. His new music will reflect the times when he had fun in life, because he feels he should attempt to appeal to a different side of the listeners emotions. "I have more clarity,” he says. “I feel to explain the good times in life with friends and past girlfriends". "I feel I have to be clearer and tackle new things straight on instead of pushing them away."