New York, NY · hip-hop · cloud rap · experimental

xaviersobased

2 festivals played

Internet-native New York rap that treats a loose take as the finished version — playful, lo-fi and prolific to the point of overwhelming.

xaviersobased is a rapper from New York who came up through the online underground, releasing music at a steady clip across SoundCloud and streaming platforms rather than saving it for formal album cycles. His beats tend toward the plugg and cloud-rap end of things — thin, bright synth loops and blown-out drums — and his delivery drifts between mumbled melody and half-spoken asides, often sounding like a first pass captured on the spot. He works within a loose network of young internet-native artists who trade features and share producers, and much of his audience found him through short clips and reposts rather than press.

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