Artist to Watch: Fort Lauderdale Rapper Broken Eclipze on That Nostalgic Tip

It's hard to put a finger on the roots of his sound, but "somewhat nostalgic" is what Clayton Griffin, better known as Fort Lauderdale rapper/producer Broken Eclipze, wants us to feel. The South Florida native produces heavy, lean soaked and trilled out beats that fit in the wheelhouse of other...

By Cristina Jerome

October 30, 2015

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It's hard to put a finger on the roots of his sound, but "somewhat nostalgic" is what Clayton Griffin, better-known as Fort Lauderdale rapper/producer Broken Eclipze, wants us to feel.

The 15-year-old South Florida native produces heavy, lean-soaked and trilled-out beats that fit within the wheelhouse of other net-based upstarts like Bones and Lil Ugly Mane and makes "collaborating with other upcoming artists" his mission.

His latest joint project features Scumbag James:
"Music has helped me meet so many people with the same ambitions in life," says Griffin, whose neon purple-tinged YouTube aesthetic has a distinct Japanese influence.
"I also want people to feel inspired when they hear my music," he tells us. With a steadily growing output of beat tapes and rap collaborations streaming via his SoundCloud, BandCamp, and YouTube channel, Broken Eclipze is a young South Florida artist to keep an eye on.
"Starting so young and already building a foundation for my self feels great," Griffin remarks on his journey so far. "All I want to do is create... I can tell the future's going to be lit."

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