{
  "id": 4217726,
  "title": "Trumpet cover of 'A Milli' takes college football by storm, inspires Mississippi St., BYU and Nebraska hype videos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trumpet-cover-of-a-milli-takes-college-football-by-storm-inspires",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/trumpet-cover-milli-takes-college-151502502.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An innovative trumpet solo over Lil Wayne's 2008 hit \"A Milli\" has taken college football by storm. Herbie Hunkele, a prolific trumpet player, posted his rendition on Instagram on July 7, garnering over 1.7 million likes and over 337,000 reposts. The post has also amassed more than 4 million likes on TikTok. Hunkele's unique style quickly caught the attention of college football programs, with Mississippi State being the first to create a hype video featuring his audio. The video, posted on July 13, has amassed over 90,000 Instagram likes and he has been invited to perform live at the team's opener on September 5. BYU followed with a hype video on July 18, garnering over 76,000 Instagram likes. Nebraska joined the trend on August 1, with a video that has garnered over 30,000 Instagram likes.",
  "summary": "Herbie Hunkele's trumpet cover version of Lil Wayne's 'A Milli' has inspired Mississippi St., BYU and Nebraska hype videos.",
  "key_points": [
    "Herbie Hunkele's trumpet cover of A Milli gains massive popularity on Instagram and TikTok.",
    "Mississippi State creates hype video featuring Hunkele's audio, inviting him to perform at opener.",
    "BYU and Nebraska follow suit with hype videos inspired by Hunkele's cover."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}