Raptology: How did you come up with a stage name?
Toon 1hunnit: I came up with the name Toon 1hunnit from originally being called Cartoon growing up. Cartoons can be whatever you want them to be as long as you illustrate it. At a young age I took that mentality and illustrated my future. As i got older I cut off the first half and kept Toon as a play on the musical term Tune. I added 1hunnit to the end because cartoons are fake, I’m 100 percent real.
Raptology: Where are you from?
Toon 1hunnit: Born and raised in the notorious, world famous Queensbridge housing projects in New York, you probably heard of it. Many legends grow up there, such as Nas and Metta World Peace.
Raptology: Where and how do you work best?
Toon 1hunnit: Most of the time I work off of vibes so it depends on my mood on where I work and how I work. Most of the time you will find me alone in the creative process of making my music. I zone out to my own thoughts. Then you might find me in the middle of a packed studio session feeding off the energy. That’s the beauty of music.
Raptology: What’s your next upcoming release?
Toon 1hunnit: A 5 track EP called 100 days. They say you can create a habit in 30 and change your lifestyle in 100 day. Watch what I do in these next 100 days.
Raptology: What are you focusing your time on now?
Toon 1hunnit: Besides my music career. I’m building a brand, Rotten Apple. Which is an embodiment of my entire city. From every aspect. Fashion and music. I just want to create something that is authentic and my city can be proud of.
Raptology: What do you want your legacy to be? How do you want to be remembered?
Toon 1hunnit: I want to be remembered as somebody that always showed love, I been through a lot in my life. Losing my Dad at 15, watching my mom successfully battle cancer twice but you’ll never see me fold. I prevail. I don’t need a billion streams. I just want to create a lifestyle of generational wealth for my loved ones.
Raptology: How do you currently feel about the state of Hiphop in general?
Toon 1hunnit: Its in a great place, more artist are independent. Own your master and publishing.
Raptology: What’s your best advice for handling criticism?
Toon 1hunnit: There is no manual on creating art. take criticism to improve but understand its your art.
Raptology: Who influenced you most through out your career?
Toon 1hunnit: My mom. Just knowing how hard to work raising my brother and I. keeps me grinding.
Raptology: What you want the world to know about Toon 1hunnit?
Toon 1hunnit: Sometimes people going to take something special for granted. Don’t let this be one of those times. Get on board now!
Hulda Hicks was born in Brooklyn, NY in the late ’70s, at the time when Hip-Hop music was just emerging as an art form. Her entire life was influenced by the culture, having grown up in the epicenter of the creative movement.
As a trained musician and vocalist, Hulda got exposed to the industry in her twenties and has worked on projects with iconic figures such as the Chiffons, the Last Poets, and Montell Jordan, to name a few. Her passion for music extended past the stage on to the page when she began to write ad copy and articles as a freelancer for several underground publications.
A written review from “Jubilee Huldafire” is as authentic as it gets, hailing from one creative mind that has a unique voice, on paper and in person.
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