Rappers are our generation’s musicians. When most think of a rapper, they think of Drake or Eminem, but contrary to popular belief, there are young local rappers out there producing music. One new young popular rapper, CarVon Howard, a.k.a. CarVedoo, just recently hit the scenes of Parkway Central. Only a sophomore in high school, he is trying to create his platform now.
As a kid, Howard was inspired to rap. Since the age of six, Howard has been rapping. He gained inspiration from his cousins and popular rappers known as “the Migos.” From their success, Howard was able to visualize his dream. His parents fully supported him throughout his journey. After showing his dedication and passion for rapping, he parents fully supported his goals. With his cousin as his role model, he began rapping and ever since, he has been inspired ever since to become a popular rapper. He gets motivation for his goal from looking at rappers that started from the bottom and raised above and succeeding from the where they started. Howard writes and performs his own songs and it gets produced by the same producer for his cousin.
“He gave me the game and I have been rapping ever since,” said Howard.
CarVedoo’s music can be found on both Spotify and iTunes. Through spreading and promoting his name through social media, he has up to 1,000 views on Spotify. His song, “Swagg on Em,’” debuted as the soundtrack to the junior varsity dance team routine in the Oct. 12 pep rally. Not only does Howard have music on Spotify and iTunes, but he also has music videos that can be found on his YouTube channel
Rapping is an important goal for Howard, but it’s not his only aspiration. Howard also dreams of playing football beyond high school. He started as middle linebacker as a freshman, and had to transition to other positions to accommodate for the needs for varsity. Even as a freshman, Howard had played a handful of junior varsity games. Even though his is only a sophomore, Howard started offensive center and starting defensive end. Howard also 36 total tackles in the 2018 season with eight tackles at the Webster Groves game on Sept. 28.
“Carvon brings a lot to the table, with his competitive edge. Whether it’s on defense or on offense, or even on special teams. His work ethics is tremendous for being an underclassman, and even being an underclass, it doesn’t let that get it in his way. He has a strong dedication for the game,” said junior Haydn Schertz who plays defensive end position.
Howard’s current aspirations now are football and rapping. He is now trying to spread his name through social media until he can fully commit to one career. So far Howard is pursuing both his rapping and football career until he gets an opportunity of ether to achieve his goals and aspirations.
“I do football, rap, and school. It really depends on which comes first, for real,” Howard said.