It Took Hunnid an Epiphany “In Paris” to Appreciate How Far He’d Come as an Artist From Chicago’s East Side

Hunnid2_sm — Hunnid, photo courtesy the artist

Hunnid sets scenes for us on “In Paris” in his typically creative wordplay describing the environment and the vibe and the context of these mini-vignettes throughout the song. The beat and its layers of rhythm and electronic percussion and hazy synths with female vocals capturing a hushed, late night vibe as Hunnid looks out over the city from a terrace both admiring the “divine” sunsets that “focus the mind.” Hunnid reflects on the similarities and contrasting differences between Paris and the east side of Chicago. But he reminds himself not to take the experience for granted or to make too many comparisons. Rather he takes in the sites and appreciates how someone like him who encountered so much discouragement as an artist could be there performing his music except that this epiphany could have come to him in any city, it just happened to be in Paris. The song is interesting in that it mixes so many emotions and ideas together in a small space but says much about how so many of us have to grind so long and so often than we find it hard to enjoy our accomplishments when they come but that we need to no matter when that moment strikes and if it does so in an artistic and cultural world capital like Paris, that’s just the icing. Listen to “In Paris” on Soundcloud and follow Hunnid at the links provided.