May 18, 2021
Blxst Carries Torch for L.A. Hip-Hop, Continues Nipsey’s Legacy
[ad_1] Show & ProveInterview: Keith MurphyEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.It would simply be too easy to categorize 25-year-old Blxst as the latest rapping-singing product to break out of the West Coast hip-hop scene. Instead, the sleepy-eyed 1990’s baby, who has been compared to late O.G. hook king Nate Dogg and platinum-plus Compton phenom Roddy Ricch, is carving out his own lane. “The West Coast is really known for being gangsters,” Blxst says. “Now, we are experimenting. We are having fun with it.” The South Central, Los Angeles-born artist is also a beatmaker, songwriter and sound engineer. Blxst’s self-produced, 2020 debut...