Among the 2,500+ students attending Tahoma High School, there are many different activities happening all the time. A new trending activity in Tahoma is the rap game. Some Tahoma students have tried to share out their talents and rap, trying to become famous or look cool in front of the other students and their friends. Senior and Junior Tahoma students, Luke Turner and Gabe Lothyan have already taken their talents to social media. Some students have released albums or mixtapes on websites such as Soundcloud, Spotify, and Youtube. The rise of the Tahoma rap game started last year and has only been on the rise

Social Media has been a great starter for these rappers. Many use social media sites such as Instagram, Soundcloud, and Youtube to promote their music. Many rappers also use their friends to reach out to others that they know or try and spread the music to other schools to promote their albums to get more listeners and views. Soundcloud works best for any up and coming musicians. Tahoma even has a recording studio inside of the building that is open on Tuesday for students to record.

Two very well known rappers in Tahoma, are Luke Turner and Gabe Lothyan. Luke Turner, also known as Yung Karat, has an album dropping soon called “Boner Jamz Vol. 1.” The album is set to have 21 songs.

I talked to Jordan Tugwell, a non-rapper and student at Tahoma High School, about what he thought about the music and rappers in Tahoma. He said “The rap game is dying, because not a lot of new music has not been released, but as soon as the new albums drop that should change”, “There are good rappers in Tahoma, such like Yung Karat [sic]” and “I am very excited for the new album that Yung Karat is releasing.” Other students have looked at what Luke is doing and have tried to rap. New rappers like freshman Icy Mantis (Cameron Talbert), junior Lil Timbs (Calvin O’Connell), and freshman Rich Homie Guam (Guam Ahmed).

I had the privilege of speaking with Yung Karat and getting his opinion on everything about the Tahoma Rap Game. His real name is Luke Turner, and is a junior at Tahoma High School. He said, “The rap game is a way for me to express how I feel, and let out my emotions into a mic, this started out as a joke, but turned into something greater.”

Tahoma rap game is only rising, and for all students seeking more information should look out for Tahoma rappers walking through the hallway at school. If you are interested in making your own music, look for the sound room on Tuesdays when it is open to students. Posting on social media is also a very productive way of spreading your music. The rap game is still a work in progress but is slowly growing, and will soon be shared through everyone.