Kids & Family

4-Year-Old Rapper’s Music Video Takes Aim At Gun Violence

"Kashmania," a young child rapper based in Little Rock, says he wants people to "stop the violence."

A 4-year-old rapper from Little Rock released a cover song that shows the nation's gun violence problem from the outlook of a child.
A 4-year-old rapper from Little Rock released a cover song that shows the nation's gun violence problem from the outlook of a child. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

LITTLE ROCK, AR — “Hey dad. I wanna go outside, but I’m scared.”

That’s how 4-year-old Kash Coullier starts his latest music video, a cover of OG Bobby Billions' “Outside.”

Kash, known as “Kashmania,” is already an accomplished rapper at age 4, having performed for nearly a year already. The “Outside” music video gives a perspective on gun violence in the Arkansas capital and across the nation from the outlook of young children.

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"I want people to stop the violence," Kash told WZZM about his latest work.

Kash is the son of Little Rock-based musician Carlos “CraftyLos” Coullier, who didn’t expect his son to follow in his footsteps this soon, but has embraced the 4-year-old’s passion for rapping.

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The older Coullier serves as Kash’s manager, booking several live performances and arranging for YouTube music releases over the last year.

It was after hearing himself on a song in a studio session with his dad that made Kash fall in love with music, according to WZZM.

While the tune is a cover on OG Bobby Billions, Kash’s lyrics are about children who become victims of stray bullets in Little Rock, Black Enterprise reported.

"Most kids don't really have a real perspective in this world until they get a certain age, so no one really listens to them," Coullier told WZZM, "but they experience the same thing we experience when they're put in certain situations."

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