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Donovan Reid

Artist Highlight: Kaixan

Hits like “Backrooms” and “Bands!” have shaken up the room of creativity, as 21-year old hip-hop artist, kaixan, breaks ground into a deeply historically rooted LA rap scene with his own spin.


Entangling the likes of some of his favorites coming up ranging from Tyler, The Creator & X to PrettyBoiClique, kaixan explored beginnings, testing the waters of plugg and rap. He caters to that nostalgic SoundCloud rap era, revamping it with more relative tidbits and it works well. Occassionally the fans get the glimmers of hyperpop and


Newest releases “urs” and “throw it back” are great examples of the prior notion. “Urs” serves as a sequel to “<‘3” and an expository from the POV of someone else. “Throw it back” is exclusively on SoundCloud and an ingenious Trap sort of, take on Ne-Yo’s “Closer”.

He has been able to capture an audience in a major way through not only his music, but merchandise as well. "Been such a long journey cuz if I knew I was gonna be performing shows and having people I don’t even know across the world wear my hats, I would’ve lost my sh*t in high school.”


Graveem1nd is the collective to which he belongs and co-founded—a bundle of creatives pushing music, art, and apparel alike. What began as a musical expenditure morphed into a network of individual, like minds across the country. Look out for upcoming news from them on their IG: @graveem1nd.


Keep posted for all things kaixan, from music to clothes! Go stream “urs” down below!

Follow kaixan:

IG: @kaixan

Twitter: @kaixan2





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