Creator to Creators S6 Ep 35 Kingju1c3 & AcWolf

https://www.instagram.com/acwolfofficial/?igsh=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&amp%3Butm_source=qrhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/acwolf/1462017876https://open.spotify.com/artist/09mXfurYEveQnxCxHUFuehWith summer season coming on, the hip-hop/R&B duo KingJu1c3 and AcWolf havecrafted a chill, laid-back hip-hop track called “What You Came For” to get people up forthe season’s fun.KingJu1c3 says the idea behind it is “like a trip to Vegas.”AcWolf takes a more metaphysical view. The song, he says, “dives into a state ofheightened self-awareness.”So "What You Came For" is already available, released on June 13th.“Say you go to Vegas for a weekend to have fun, or go on a bender,” said KingJu1c3,“and then you go home and what happened in Vegas stayed in Vegas. That’s what thesong is about.”“The protagonist observes the inauthenticity of social interactions, their mind akaleidoscope of thoughts as they navigate these superficial exchanges,” said AcWolf.Sometimes I fly like just want to vibe outLet goWaveGrab another cup pour me something cuz I’m flyI been sitting wit my day onesIts how we ride byThe melodies are soft and dreamy, the beat quiet but insistent, driving the lyrics along.“When you’re there, it’s crazy,” said KingJu1c3. “But when you come back home, it’slike, ‘All right. We’re cool. Back to business.’”“Despite the facade,” said AcWolf, “a sense of knowing cuts through, unveiling thehidden motives of those around them. The song then takes a turn towards euphoria asthe protagonist finds their crew, reveling in the authenticity and shared excitement ofbeing ‘all up’ together.”I know I knowSaid I'm lit thoI know I knowI said we Up!KingJu1c3 and AcWolf, long-time friends, also released “Massi” last year.KingJu1c3, a combat veteran of the U.S. armed forces, has been singing, writing andmaking music since age 14 or 15. In high school, he says, music was something “on theside.”After high school, he joined the military, came back, earned a master’s degree and then,just about the time he was starting to take music seriously, the pandemic happened. Hismusic career, like so much else around the world, was interrupted.“Basically, I took a break, and now I’m starting back up and getting back into music,” hesaid.Now 35, Ju1c3 said, “If I were to condense it to how long I’ve been doing musicnonstop, I would say about five years.”He is from Bellflower, California, one of the suburbs of Los Angeles. In his bio, he saysthat his music explores “the paradoxes and complexities of the human experience,” andhe puts into his rhymes “the pain and struggles of war, navigating life after service, andthe resilience of the human spirit.”AcWolf is from Inglewood, a few miles west and closer to the coast. He says he infuseshis music with spirituality, “challenging listeners to rise to higher vibrations.” His life hasbeen marked by the challenges of adversity and gang life, bringing him to adetermination “to lead and guide others toward a knowledge of God” and help them intheir search for inspiration and growth.“The wave of life is our own creation, a ride shaped by our choices,” he said. “Embraceit all, the crests and the crashes, for it’s how we carve our own journey. “Ju1c3’s underground hip-hop is based in what he calls the “raw emotion of ’90s R&Band the gritty beats of early 2000s hip hop.” His music invites listeners to “step into theshadows and face the darkness and the light.”His earlier work was more focused on the R&B spectrum of his vocal work — singinginstead of rapping. He is turning now more toward hip-hop.Ideally, he said, he and AcWolf want to perform more and get a record deal andprofessional management. “What You Came For” is the introduction.“We think it can be one of those summer jams that can be one of the two or three songsthat are always playing on the radio, that people are like, ‘You can’t get enough of it,’which is why it ends on a cliffhanger that makes you want to play it again.”Connect to KingJu1c3 and AcWolf on all platforms for new music, videos, and socialposts/. InstagramTikTokBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/creator-to-creators-with-meosha-bean--4460322/support.