Hans Lundgårde’s Inspiring Journey: Empowering Artists Through Music & Resilience

The Monica Black Diamond show returned to a familiar face this week, welcoming back musician Hans Le Bo — known to fans as Kinghaz — for a catch-up episode built around one question: how’s the journey going since we last talked?

Monica opened by reminding viewers that this wasn’t Hans’s first time on the show. The two have an established rapport, and she framed the episode as a chance to “update” on where he’s landed since their last conversation left him, as she put it, “right at the tip” of a turning point. True to podcast form, the stream hit a rough patch of connection issues early on — enough that the show cut to a commercial break to sort out the audio — but once Hans was back, the conversation picked up right where it left off.

For anyone catching up for the first time, Hans reintroduced himself: a 23-year-old musician, artist, producer, singer-songwriter, and arranger currently living in East Orange, New Jersey. He gave credit up front — to God, to his team Trifecta, and to his manager Adler Nicholas — before diving into what’s been happening.

The headline news: Hans and his team recently sat down for a meeting at Def Jam Records, inside the UMG building in New York. A follow-up meeting is in the works, tied to his current single “Counting Blessings,” which is out now on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Spotify. He and his manager have been personally reaching out to DJs to build momentum, and he’s submitted the track to Hot 97, the New Jersey radio station, hoping it catches on there too.

Hans also opened up about a more personal record, a song called “Conqueror.” He explained that it came out of a real period of struggle — not with circumstances, but with believing in himself. “There was a point in my life where I was going through a battle,” he said, describing a stretch where his confidence and sense of his own potential were shaky. Writing the song became a way to work through that and, in his words, to remind listeners that “whatever you go through in life you got to keep going.” He referenced the opening line — that life has its ups and downs, and the point is to get back up when it knocks you down. He’s planning a live video for the song, bringing in a group of background vocalists for what he described as a small passion project still coming together.

Beyond the music, Hans talked about his role at his church, where he serves as band and music director. He described mentoring kids there, encouraging them to keep God first and chase their dreams regardless of what anyone else says is possible. He was candid about his own path to that mindset, saying he used to be surrounded by negative people and negative thinking, and that changing his surroundings changed how he saw things. “If you don’t like your life, change it,” he told listeners, tying it back to a broader point about self-improvement starting with the individual.

The conversation also turned personal when Monica brought up the music video for “Counting Blessings,” pointing out that Hans’s father appears briefly in it. Hans lit up talking about his parents — his mother, Evelyn Genty, and his father — thanking them for their support and guidance even through the moments where, as he put it, they “butt heads.” He and Monica spent a few minutes on the idea that artists don’t need validation from their parents or anyone else to keep moving forward, while still respecting family for who they are.

The episode closed on a lighter note: Hans confirmed he’s planning to visit Canada, likely in December, with talk of connecting with other artists and DJs while he’s there — Monica mentioned hopes of also getting to BC and Toronto. Hans left listeners with his social handles, built around the name Kinghaz across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, along with a personal Facebook page and a Kinghouse Music page, and an open offer to help anyone who reaches out with music or equipment advice.

It was a low-key, friend-to-friend check-in more than a formal interview, but the throughline was clear: a young artist balancing a major-label conversation with grassroots hustle, a personal song about self-belief, and a steady commitment to giving back through his church community.