VANCOUVER -- A 9-year-old Vancouver boy is set to become a YouTube sensation after composing and performing a rap song to help other kids feel good about themselves.
Austin Frazier has made his piano-teaching grandmother Colleen Tolva extremely proud.
"I think that's a special gift,” she told KGW. “Most people can't do that; it takes a lot of coordination."
Austin's many musical talents are showcased in his new music video. “I’m the Man,” shot by a family friend. Austin composed the song in just 20 minutes.
“I just think of something I learned in church and I just start writing about it,” he said. “And then I finally turn it into a rap song and make it all rhyme."
His grandmother first held him on her lap years ago so he could play piano.
"Probably about 4 or 5 he learned a song by Bach, by himself," she said. "He's got fast, flexible fingers."
He has composed other rap songs, including one for Black History Month and one about what a blessing his mother is.
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KGW Reporter Cathy Marshall contributed to this report.
