Rarin – Toxic Ends

By starrymag | September 26, 2021

By: Jamie Steinberg

 

 

Q) How would you describe your sound?

 

A) My sound is a mix between Hip-Hop and Pop; however, I don’t really have a particular sound I stick with. I usually record anything I’m feeling, pop, rock, rap, anything that sounds good to me.

 

Q) Who are some of your musical influences?

 

A) A big influence early on in my career was an artist called Ericdoa. I’ve always loved listening to Ericdoa and hearing his crazy harmonies and energy, and I feel like a lot of that is now also seen in my music.

 

Q) How did the passing of Lil Peep motivate you musically?

 

A) It motivated me to reach a deeper emotional connection with my fans. I really admired what Lil Peep had with his fans and I aspire to replicate that with mine.

 

Q) Talk about the story behind your song “SO WHAT!”

 

A) “SO WHAT!” is basically about brushing off the bad days you may face. It stems off the importance of not caring about what other people think.

 

Q) How did you connect with Brxkenbxy to have him do a feature?

 

A) I met him through some mutual friends, and we started playing video games together. He’s a really fun guy to be around and our song came out naturally.

 

Q) What do you think it is about the song that fans connect to?

 

A) When I was younger, I was so caught up in my social life and I saw myself caring far too much about what people thought of me. I think kids that are now my age when I was younger can definitely relate to that theme of the song.

 

Q) What is your song writing process? Do you need music before you can create lyrics?

 

A) I usually get a beat made by one of my producers and then I start drafting up ideas. I almost always write based on what I am feeling.

 

Q) How much of a hand do you have in the production of your music?

 

A) I don’t really have any professional experience with producing music. In a way, I just figured everything out. I taught myself how to mix my vocals and I kept on practicing until I got really good at it.

 

Q) How do you shake off a long day in the studio?

 

A) I never really feel like I have to shake a day off in the studio. I always record in my room and the environment is always very chill. And when I record music, I take frequent breaks to make sure I feel good when I’m recording.

 

Q) Your debut mixtape Toxic Ends just dropped. What are some of the themes you be explored?

 

A) Toxic Ends is about recognizing self-worth. It’s something I have had trouble with in the past and I wanted to share my story with my listeners, hoping they would understand that we all deserve more than we think.

 

Q) Will there be any live shows or live streaming events to help promote the release?

 

A) I did a discord release party event with a couple of big faces in the gaming community, but as for the future I definitely plan on doing live shows in person.

 

Q) Who would you most like to collaborate with on a song in the future?

 

A) Probably The Kid Laroi – his style and versatility is crazy so it would be a dream to work with him.

 

Q) What album/band are you currently listening to and why do you dig them? 

 

A) I don’t really listen to any artist/band consistently as my taste is pretty scattered. However, some artists I have been listening to recently are Ericdoa, Polo G, Pop Smoke, Killval and Karri.

 

Q) You are a part of social media. Why is that such an important way for you to connect with your fans?

 

A) In this day in age social media is the prime way to connect with people. My fans are scattered all across the world and, so in order to really meet them, I have to meet them on the internet. Social media gives me the opportunity and without it, I don’t know if any of this would be possible.

 

Q) What would you like to say to everyone who is a fan and supporter of you and your work?

 

A) Don’t ever give up and have faith in yourself. If you work hard and smart enough you will succeed at anything you want in life, you just have to want it badly.