French DJ and producer DJ King Flow returns with another edition of Mixtape Addict, this time featuring XP The Marxman on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an international radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music news platform, supporting artists connected with both the foundations and continuing development of Hip Hop culture.
DJ King Flow began DJing at the age of fourteen and developed a style firmly rooted in Boom Bap and 1990s Hip Hop. Those foundations remain central to his approach, although his selections regularly place contemporary independent artists alongside established names rather than treating the music purely as nostalgia.
That connection between generations has become an important part of his identity as both a selector and producer. Hard drums, sample-driven production and lyric-focused records sit alongside newer independent releases from artists continuing those traditions across different parts of the world.
His career has included collaborations with established names including Ras Kass, Tragedy Khadafi, O.C., Juicy J and Khujo Goodie. These projects reflect a long-term commitment to Hip Hop's foundations while keeping his production work connected with artists active across the present underground scene.
In 2015, DJ King Flow launched Mixtape Addict as a platform dedicated to independent Hip Hop. What began around mixtapes and radio developed into a wider project combining regular broadcasts, artist interviews, new music and direct support for rappers, DJs and producers.
The interview side of Mixtape Addict has become an important part of the project because it gives artists space to discuss their careers, influences and current work in greater depth. These conversations sit alongside the music and provide listeners with additional context around the people, labels and independent networks behind many of the records featured on the programme.
DJ King Flow's wider activity can be followed through Facebook, X and the Mixtape Addict YouTube channel. These platforms extend the project beyond radio through interviews, videos, releases and other material connected with the international underground.
Production has also become an increasingly visible part of his work, with instrumental projects providing another outlet for his musical identity. The Adventures of F.J. Parker combines Jazz-influenced melodies, soulful textures and deep grooves with the raw drum-led character associated with classic Hip Hop beatmaking.
Trill Legacy (Instrumentals) develops that side of his catalogue further by placing the emphasis entirely on his production. Without an MC at the centre, the project gives the arrangements, samples, drums and melodic ideas more room to demonstrate how his style operates independently.
His collaborative releases continue to connect that production work with underground rappers from different scenes. Warzone featuring Ice Crimi, Win or Lose featuring Imam T.H.U.G. and Money with Lex Lakaiser demonstrate how his beats support contrasting vocal approaches while retaining a recognisable production identity.
More recent work includes Back To Basics (Mixtape Addict) featuring Faf Larage, Napoleon Da Legend, Relo and DJ Djel. The project brings several voices together around the musical principles that have remained central to DJ King Flow's work since his earliest years behind the decks.
Bills (Remix) featuring Khujo Goodie extended his connection with established American artists, while Laser Rouge with Omaz and Joe Mack returned to the collaborative underground format that runs throughout his catalogue. The Movement featuring ISH-ONE added another international connection and reinforced the wider outlook behind Mixtape Addict.
That international direction also appears through Legacy with Dnzl Izm and Northwest Flow with Seattle MC King Khazm. Rather than concentrating exclusively on French or American artists, DJ King Flow uses Mixtape Addict to connect independent voices from different locations through a shared emphasis on lyricism, beatmaking and underground Hip Hop culture.
This week's featured artist is XP The Marxman, a Los Angeles underground MC whose career stretches back to the late 1990s and whose work is built around dense lyricism, intricate bars and personal experience. His catalogue includes At God Speed, Nomads with IceRocks and the Roc Marciano-produced Continua a Sparare (Keep Firing), with more recent projects continuing his long-standing connection with independent underground Hip Hop.
Interview Guest: XP The Marxman.
XP The Marxman is a Los Angeles underground Hip Hop artist whose writing is built around dense lyricism, personal experience and an independent approach to the culture. He began rapping in the late 1990s and has described music as an outlet that helped him process the realities of growing up around poverty, street culture and violence in Los Angeles.
His name developed from the earlier moniker Xpress, shortened to XP by a close friend whose memory he retained through the name after his death. The Marxman element refers to the precision he aims for in his writing, reflecting the importance of wordplay and carefully constructed bars within his style.
After years of recording independently, At God Speed in 2017 marked an important stage in the development of his catalogue. His profile expanded further through Nomads with producer IceRocks in 2019 and Continua a Sparare (Keep Firing), a 2020 project produced by Roc Marciano following a connection made through Big Twins of Infamous Mobb.
That period also produced his Sincere Leader material with Slide Beatz, whose production became closely connected with XP's writing during another productive phase of his career. His catalogue has continued through collaborations and independent releases while maintaining the raw, lyric-focused approach associated with his earlier work.
Recent projects include The Mijo Tape with So=Cal, released in 2025 through 24 Karat Dirt Records and Mijo Music Records, with Joell Ortiz appearing on Lazy Susan. The same period also brought projects including Black And Brown Business, while his output has continued into 2026 with new singles and collaborations.
In July 2026, XP The Marxman released The Barter System, a ten-track project that includes Logo In The Sky, The Art of Dope Dealin, Shark Week and Urban Legends. Alongside newer tracks such as Plug, his continuing output shows an MC still closely connected with independent underground Hip Hop more than two decades after he first began recording.
DJ King Flow opens Episode 117 by placing guest XP The Marxman directly at the centre of the programme with Home Alone, followed by Plug alongside Komo Sarcani and Le Chimiste and Devil's Eyes with Big Twins. The opening establishes the show's underground Hip Hop direction through dense lyricism, stripped production and a strong connection between West Coast street rap and the darker independent rap tradition.
Daniel Son, Asun Eastwood and Futurewave's Dejounte Murray shift the selection towards the colder side of Boom Bap, before Bernadette Price, Terror Van Poo and Ras Kass continue the lyrical emphasis with Anger Built Up. Obleak with Ruste Juxx and Yotto Beatz, Juxx Diamondz with Saulyo Beats and Madman Rodney Sage with Rockness Monstah then extend the sequence through rugged underground production and hard-edged vocal performances.
Derange Da Messiah's Ball Or Nothing leads into R-Mean, Styles P and Kabaka Pyramid on A Warriors Pain, widening the programme while keeping the focus firmly on bars and street-rooted rap. Mike Shabb's Mr Triggerman and Obleak's collaboration with Multiple Blast Off and Kulya continue that Underground Hip Hop character before Hus Kingpin's RZA Fangs brings another distinctly lyric-driven selection into the middle of the show.
Ras Kass joins Wais P and Treach for Scar Tissue, connecting different generations of American underground rap before Nutso and Derange Da Messiah maintain the gritty momentum with Hola Hello and Everything Brand New. LE$ then brings a contrasting Southern and Texas-rooted flavour with Neverthele$$, preparing the way for a closing section in which DJ King Flow's own remixes take a more prominent role.
Bun B, Termanology, Tek, Paul Wall and Lil Keke combine on DJ King Flow's remix of The Connect, bringing Houston, New York and East Coast voices together within one track. Paul Wall and Termanology continue that exchange on The Feeling, while Monk.E, Wahlee and Karma's Les Rues De Montréal takes the final musical selection into a Canadian underground setting through another DJ King Flow remix.
The episode closes with DJ King Flow's interview with XP The Marxman, shifting from the music selection into direct conversation with the featured artist. Episode 117 therefore combines West Coast underground rap, East Coast Boom Bap, Southern Hip Hop and independent lyrical material before giving XP The Marxman the final word through the interview segment.
DJ King Flow welcomed Los Angeles MC XP The Marxman to Mixtape Addict for a conversation about DJ culture, international collaboration, touring, independent music and the sacrifices required to keep building a career in Hip Hop. XP joined the interview from New York, where he had spent several months performing, meeting artists and producers, and making the most of his time in the city where the culture began.
XP explained that he had effectively stepped away from his regular life in Los Angeles to pursue music more aggressively, describing his current situation as a form of nomadic musicianship. Friends and supporters in different cities have given him places to stay while he works, allowing him to travel, record and perform without being tied to one location.
His recent European experiences formed an important part of the discussion, particularly time spent in France and the relationships developed there. XP spoke about working with French producer Le Chimiste after first meeting him in Paris, later returning to spend roughly two weeks living and recording with him while developing a new album.
Rather than travelling only between hotels and venues, XP prefers to spend enough time in a city to understand the people around him and build genuine relationships. Sleeping on couches, staying with collaborators and spending time in local neighbourhoods are part of that process, giving him a stronger connection with the places where he performs and records.
Asked to name his favourite DJs, XP chose DJ Rhettmatic and D-Styles from the Beat Junkies while also giving recognition to DJ Kool Herc. Growing up in Los Angeles exposed him closely to the Beat Junkies' work, and he praised their technical ability, teaching, organisation and influence on DJ culture beyond simply performing behind the decks.
XP also placed Kool Herc in that conversation because of his foundational role in Hip Hop, even though he did not grow up listening to him directly. That distinction summed up XP's wider attitude towards the culture, where personal influences matter alongside an understanding of the pioneers who created the framework later generations inherited.
The traditional mixtape format remains particularly important to XP because West Coast listeners once relied on tapes from DJs such as DJ Clue and Doo Wop to hear records that were not being played locally. He also remembered releases connected with Soundbombing and Underground Airplay, describing mixtapes as one of the main ways listeners could discover what DJs considered important outside mainstream radio.
For XP, the strength of a mixtape came from hearing a DJ's individual taste rather than simply receiving an algorithmic playlist. He described the format almost as a DJ's own album, built through digging, sequencing and judgement before being shared with listeners who trusted that selector's ear.
Copyright restrictions and streaming platforms have made that model harder to reproduce, particularly when DJs want to work with commercial records or industry instrumentals. XP acknowledged that independent websites, Bandcamp and physical releases offer alternatives, but gaining enough attention to pull listeners away from dominant platforms remains difficult.
He has experimented with direct-to-fan releases before, including offering music through his own website with exclusive tracks unavailable on streaming services. That strategy brought listeners to his platform, although some buyers later uploaded the material to YouTube, creating a modern version of bootlegging that reduced the exclusivity he had tried to build.
XP eventually chose to see some benefit in that situation because unauthorised uploads can still introduce music to new listeners. Although he may lose direct revenue from those views, he recognises that somebody discovering his work through a bootleg could later attend a show, buy merchandise or support another release.
The business side of independent music is not something XP particularly enjoys, but he accepts that artists have to understand it well enough to protect themselves and keep their careers functioning. Promotion, finances, distribution and organisation all require attention, even when the creative side of writing and rapping is what originally attracted him to music.
When King Flow asked about the pressure of independence, XP spoke very openly about working a regular job while pursuing music. He said responsibilities to family and everyday life cannot simply be ignored while waiting for music to provide enough income, so he works to support himself and the people around him while continuing to fund and develop his career.
That balance requires sacrifice, with time often divided between employment, recording, travelling, performing and family responsibilities. XP argued that artists need several ways to sustain themselves and must be prepared to adjust when one route is not working rather than allowing financial pressure to end the creative goal entirely.
He also spoke about the importance of recognising what has already been achieved instead of judging every day by what still remains unfinished. After tours, releases and other milestones, XP sometimes has to remind himself to acknowledge the work already completed, rest when needed and return with enough energy to keep progressing.
Current projects include the developing album with Le Chimiste, which XP said still needs further work before it is ready for release. He plans to return to France to record more material, prepare visuals and put enough groundwork in place to support both the release and a possible tour around the project.
XP also recently released The Barter System with Funk P, using music recorded several years earlier after Funk P contacted him from prison and asked for the material to be assembled properly. XP gathered the recordings, arranged mixing and mastering, and released the project across streaming platforms as a way of getting the music out while supporting his collaborator during a difficult period.
Alongside those records, XP said he has further material developing while he is in New York and expects his location and collaborations to keep changing as new opportunities appear. That flexibility has become part of his working method, allowing him to create in different cities rather than waiting for everything to happen from one fixed base.
Closing the interview, XP thanked everyone who continues to press play when they see a new release, buy merchandise, attend shows or meet him in person. He made clear that those forms of support matter because independent music is difficult to sustain, and every listener who actively engages with the work helps keep the next record, trip or performance possible.
XP finished by encouraging listeners to look after themselves, enjoy life and keep supporting the artists whose work means something to them. He also expressed interest in meeting King Flow in person and working together in France, leaving the conversation with the same international outlook that shaped much of the interview.
The live broadcast is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th, 2026, from 8 to 9 PM Indochina Time (ICT), with a replay set for Saturday from 8 to 9 AM (ICT).
DJ King Flow and XP The Marxman – Mixtape Addict Show Episode 117
XP The Marxman - Home Alone
Komo Sarcani, XP The Marxman & Le Chimiste - Plug
XP The Marxman & Big Twins - Devil's Eyes
Daniel Son, Asun Eastwood & Futurewave - Dejounte Murray
Bernadette Price, Terror Van Poo & Ras Kass - Anger Built Up
Obleak, Ruste Juxx & Yotto Beatz - ManHunt
Juxx Diamondz & Saulyo Beats - Mind Bender
Madman Rodney Sage & Rockness Monstah - On The Way
Derange Da Messiah - Ball Or Nothing
R-Mean, Styles P & Kabaka Pyramid - A Warriors Pain
Mike Shabb - Mr Triggerman
Obleak, Multiple Blast Off & Kulya - Be Careful What You Wish For
Hus Kingpin - RZA Fangs
Ras Kass, Wais P & Treach - Scar Tissue
Nutso - Hola Hello
Derange Da Messiah - Everything Brand New
LE$ - Neverthele$$
Bun B, Termanology, Tek, Paul Wall & Lil Keke - The Connect (DJ King Flow Remix)
Paul Wall & Termanology - The Feeling (DJ King Flow Remix)
Monk.E, Wahlee & Karma - Les Rues De Montréal (DJ King Flow Remix)
DJ King Flow - Interview with XP The Marxman
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