On the 12th installment of the Youth Ascending Podcast, host Chris Kirui welcomes rapper/singer KNOWN to the show. Born in Mission, British Columbia, Canada KNOWN began rapping at the age of 12 and since then has grown to become one of Vancouver's most prominant figures within music. On this episode KNOWN and Chris disucuss his journey in music and how it led him to touring North America at the age of 18. The pair also talk about KNOWN's recent transition into a different style of music and how he feels about this new direction. KNOWN's latest single titled "Survivor" featuring Powfu has just surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify, and in the interview he provides some backstory as to how this hit came together. The begining of the podcast includes Chris' thoughts on new releases from FRVR Friday, Kuzi Cee, and EKKSTACY as well as news about an upcoming music festival in Vancouver.