BNS is no stranger to hip hop, but 2025 is the year he finally steps forward as both a voice and a force. After releasing his debut single “King of Hearts,” he returns with “Sunshine and Rainbows,” a track that reaches deeper, hits harder, and shows a more vulnerable side of the Los Angeles artist who grew up living and breathing the culture.
Where “King of Hearts” introduced BNS with confidence and clarity, “Sunshine and Rainbows” pulls back the curtain and lets listeners feel the storms behind the man holding the mic. The new track features vocalist Ashtyn Bernard from Legacy Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose voice brings a haunting lift to the chorus. The song reflects what happens when life shifts suddenly, when friendships break, when opportunities fall apart, and when the outside world sees calm while the inside feels like chaos.
The inspiration came from a moment with his son. While training him in boxing, his son repeatedly said, “It’s not gonna be all sunshine and rainbows in here, Dad.” The line stuck. Soon it bloomed into a chorus that forced BNS to dig into everything he had been holding in. He began writing through recent losses, fractured friendships, job frustrations, and the heavy emotional weight that had followed him for months. The result is a song that feels cathartic and grounded in truth.
Even with its darker tone, “Sunshine and Rainbows” is not hopeless. It is a reminder that storms eventually move, and that progress sometimes requires surviving long enough to reach the light again.
BNS’ emerging catalog reflects the roots that shaped him. Raised in Los Angeles, he came up surrounded by graffiti yards, boom boxes, cyphers, and the core of underground hip hop. He writes ARESone CBS in the graffiti world, a name that has lingered in the L.A. scene for decades. Music entered his life early. Piano at six. Guitar at nine. His first drum machine at sixteen. Over the years he became a founding member of Downset, produced and played guitar on later albums, formed the punk band Drunk With Power, and collaborated with artists ranging from the Shape Shifters to Dirty Dozen Cobras.
Despite all of these connections, BNS chose to create this album privately. Only a few family members and a handful of OGs heard the work as it developed. He wanted to keep the influence pure and let the project grow out of his own life instead of external expectations.
The upcoming self-titled album reflects that independence. Tracks like “Let’m Have It,” “The Crew Is On Top,” and “Legendary” bring variety, punch, and a sense of purpose. “Legendary” in particular carries a message that sits at the heart of the project. Legends are not born. They are created through daily choices, through how you carry yourself, and through the way you decide to move through the world.
At the surface, BNS sounds rooted in classic hip hop with a boom bap heartbeat. The deeper truth is that he never chose the style for nostalgia or trend resistance. It is simply the sound that raised him. He describes it the way someone might describe home. The rattle of a spray can. Needles wearing out on vinyl. The ghetto bird sweeping across the sky at night. The knock of boom bap at the door. These sounds shaped his sense of rhythm long before he ever thought about rhyming.
“King of Hearts” brought a sense of uplift and confidence, and it carries a personal mission as well. BNS plans to donate twenty percent of the revenue from the single and its merchandise to people in need. For him, being the King of Hearts is not only about owning his craft on the mic. It is about giving back and honoring what he believes he has been blessed with.
With “Sunshine and Rainbows,” BNS expands the picture. He shows the cracks, the doubts, the struggle, and the strength that comes from pushing through them. He is entering this new era with decades of experience behind him and a clear sense of who he is as both an artist and a person.
There is no chasing trends or fitting into the moment. There is simply BNS, making the music he has carried inside him for years and finally letting the world hear it.
Listen to “Sunshine & Rainbows” below:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3aOlahTtE05YDsfHPGcwFi?si=b6c39339d43f4b47
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