LOCH NESS LEGEND IN THE DREAMING

Rayne Huddleston grew up in Port Hedland and Darwin. His cultural journey started when he met his grandfather on his mother’s side.

As he matured, his grandfather shared fragments of their heritage. He taught Rayne to play the didgeridoo and paint traditional paintings. Not only did he teach him his culture, but he also let Rayne know that there are protocols and subjects that are off-limits.

In 2021, Rayne encountered some people protesting in front of the Parliament House. This sparked his curiosity, so he decided to walk over and ask what they were doing. The group replied, “We're protesting events, vaccine mandates, land rights, and the destruction of sacred sites.”

Rayne said this was a good cause, so he decided to stay and protest with them. The protest went on for days, with dancing, singing, and ceremonies. They set up camp across from the Parliament House at the Tent Embassy, and this went on for weeks until police removed them.

After being in Canberra for a couple of years, Rayne decided to move back to WA, where his dad is from. This is where he met Noognar rappers Flewnt Mc & Inkabee and their producer when they visited Port Hedland. They told Rayne he was talented and to start writing and continue rapping.

Rayne decided to post his rap on TikTok and ended up getting a few thousand likes and over 100,00 views.

Raynes's inspiration for writing and rapping comes naturally; Rayne sees it as another form of art, and being the artist he is, creativity comes naturally.

‘‘I just want to try different things with art and music, hip hop rap. It's a way of being influential and engaging in audience. So I thought, yeah, that's a good way to try get the message across,” he said.