French DJ and producer DJ King Flow returns with another edition of Mixtape Addict, this time featuring Mic Bles 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, developing an approach firmly rooted in Boom Bap and the Hip Hop of the 1990s. Those foundations remain central to his work, while his selections regularly place contemporary independent artists alongside established names from earlier generations.
That connection between different periods of Rap 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 around the world.
His career has included collaborations with Ras Kass, Tragedy Khadafi, O.C., Juicy J and Khujo Goodie. These projects connect his production work with established artists while keeping him closely involved with the contemporary independent scene.
In 2015, DJ King Flow launched Mixtape Addict as a platform dedicated to independent Rap. 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.
Interviews have become an important part of Mixtape Addict, giving artists space to discuss their careers, influences, creative processes and experiences within the music industry. These conversations complement the music and provide additional context around the artists, producers, labels and independent networks represented 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 King Flow's 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 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 samples, drums, arrangements and melodic ideas more space 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 can support contrasting vocal approaches while retaining a recognisable 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 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 found 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 Rap culture.
This edition features Mic Bles, an underground MC from Oxnard, California, whose work is rooted in lyric-driven Boom Bap and independent Rap His catalogue and collaborations connect naturally with the musical direction of Mixtape Addict, with his wider career explored separately in the programme.
Interview Guest: Mic Bles.
This edition’s featured artist is Mic Bles, an MC from Oxnard, California, whose work is firmly connected with independent and underground Rap. Growing up around Southern California’s Hip Hop culture, he developed his skills through freestyle sessions, cyphers and mixtapes before building an extensive catalogue of independently released music. M
Bles became particularly associated with lyric-focused Boom Bap, combining intricate rhyme schemes with an approach strongly influenced by Rap’s Golden Era. One of the releases that brought him wider attention was Pay Homage featuring fellow Oxnard MC Ras Kass, which later became part of his 2018 AudiovOX project.
His catalogue includes collaborations with artists such as Chino XL, Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples, Planet Asia, El Da Sensei, MED, DJ Romes, Chris Rivers, Pacewon and Ras Kass. His live history has also placed him alongside established names including KRS-One, Rakim and Masta Ace, while international touring has included appearances with The Beatnuts, Jeru the Damaja, The Artifacts and Big Twins.
In 2025, Mic Bles collaborated with German producer Maniac on ArtistOfficial Intelligence, a project built around their shared connection with underground Boom Bap. The partnership developed after the pair crossed paths while touring, bringing together Bles’ Oxnard background with Maniac’s production work from Regensburg, Germany. MIC BLES
His activity continued through 2026 with releases including For The Culture featuring DJ Romes, The Jackals with Avant Garde and From The Westside With Love. These tracks continue his focus on lyricism, Hip Hop culture and the independent approach that has remained consistent throughout his career.
Mic Bles’ appearance on Mixtape Addict connects naturally with DJ King Flow’s emphasis on lyric-driven underground Hip Hop and independent artists. His career combines West Coast roots with Boom Bap traditions, international collaborations and a catalogue that continues to develop without moving away from the culture that shaped his early work.
Mixtape Addict Show Episode 119 places Mic Bles firmly at the centre of the opening stretch as DJ King Flow starts with collaborations alongside Damson, Maniac and Avant Garde. Hold It Down, Underground Legendary and The Jackals establish the hard-edged Underground Hip Hop character of the episode before Taj Austin follows with the Khrysis-produced Thank Y'all Niggas.
OneSun continues with The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears, while REKS and Hazardis Sounds bring in Capone of CNN for Bodega. Madison Jay and Mr Milly's Boom Pow Tat keeps the emphasis on direct lyricism and heavyweight beats, before Obleak, Multiple Blast Off and Kulya continue the uncompromising approach with Be Careful What You Wish For.
Johnny Ola, Jungle Jack and H Jeunecrack lead into Drama B's The Bronx New York, reinforcing the show's connection with East Coast Hip Hop before Neef Buck, Freeway, Peedi Crakk and Pooda Brown combine on The Best Flow. R-Mean and Coyote follow with Devil On My Shoulder, adding another dense lyrical cut before Derange Da Messiah's Ball Or Nothing keeps the programme locked into a rugged Boom Bap framework.
Copywrite and Da Inphamus Amadeuz represent Ohio on O.H.I.O alongside The Catalyst, before Le Zeppo and Legit are joined by DJ Uncle Fester for 92 Hoyle And Deane. Sage's Body Shots and Polo Flako with RJ Payne on Tamagotchi maintain the pressure through the later stages, keeping the focus on bars, beats and underground collaboration.
MC Eiht and Conway connect contrasting regional traditions on Every Day, bringing a West Coast Hip Hop veteran together with one of the modern East Coast underground's most recognisable voices. Daniel Son, Asun Eastwood and Futurewave then close the musical portion with Catch A Limit, leaving the set on a dark and stripped-back note.
The episode finishes with DJ King Flow interviewing Mic Bles, giving the featured artist space beyond the music and bringing the programme back to the rapper who opened its first three selections. Across Episode 119, the show stays rooted in independent Hip Hop, connecting established names with underground artists and keeping lyricism at the centre throughout.
DJ King Flow welcomed Oxnard MC Mic Bles to Mixtape Addict for a conversation about DJ Premier, Guru, mixtape culture, Boom Bap, touring, creative discipline and the work required to sustain an independent Rap career. Mic Bles joined the interview from the West Coast and spoke about the values behind his music, the influence of earlier generations and the importance of putting real effort into the craft.
Asked to name his favourite DJ, Mic Bles chose DJ Premier and immediately connected that choice with the impact of Gang Starr. He also spoke about studying its history and respecting the pioneers who built the culture before him, rather than limiting his influences to artists from his own era.
Guru had an especially strong effect on him because of the directness of his delivery and the way he could make a line hit without overcomplicating the rhyme pattern. Mic Bles recalled buying Full Clip around 1999 and learning from the way Guru and Premier balanced clarity, weight and production across the Gang Starr catalogue.
That idea of making the message cut through is central to Mic Bles' own approach as an MC. He respects technical rappers, but believes complexity should never get in the way of what the artist is actually trying to say, with meaning and delivery carrying as much importance as rhyme construction.
The discussion then turned towards traditional mixtapes, with Mic Bles remembering an era when rappers regularly attacked the hottest instrumentals and even flipped contemporary R&B records. He said the format gave lyricists room to demonstrate different sides of their ability while also creating opportunities for artists to reach listeners outside conventional album campaigns.
A new mixtape is not currently part of his formal release schedule, but Mic Bles responded positively when King Flow suggested returning to industry beats and classic West Coast instrumentals. He described himself as a producer's rapper who enjoys being challenged by unfamiliar production, making the idea appealing precisely because it could push him outside his normal choices.
He pointed to previous work with Level 13 as an example of how committing to one producer's beat selection can force an MC to find new pockets and approaches. That kind of creative restriction interests Mic Bles because the beat is no longer simply something chosen for comfort, but something the rapper has to solve through writing, cadence and delivery.
Mic Bles traced his earliest connection with the scene back to childhood, when people would come to his house looking for his brother to go dancing. By his mid-teens, he was taking rapping more seriously, battling people in the streets and eventually appearing on college radio around the age of sixteen or seventeen.
That radio appearance helped change the way he thought about his future because he was also playing basketball at the time. Mic Bles realised that while reaching the NBA was uncertain, he had already found his way onto a radio station as an MC, giving him a tangible reason to focus more seriously on music.
Asked to define his music in three words, Mic Bles chose Boom Bap, hardcore and underground. He sees those qualities as the foundation of his identity and has deliberately pushed further into that lane rather than changing direction every time a new trend appears.
A clearer sense of that identity emerged around the release of Audiovox in 2018, which included Pay Homage with Ras Kass. Work involving artists such as Ras Kass and Planet Asia helped establish the direction Mic Bles wanted to pursue, giving him a stronger understanding of what listeners responded to in his music.
For longevity, Mic Bles believes an artist has to genuinely love the music rather than treat it as something pursued only when conditions are favourable. Breaks are sometimes necessary, but he argued that the craft demands full commitment when an artist is active, because working half-heartedly eventually becomes obvious in the music.
Touring has also given him fresh motivation, particularly when listeners in other countries recognise his work and show that underground Hip Hop has an audience far beyond the United States. Mic Bles described international support as one of the things that keeps him working, because meeting people abroad makes the scale of the culture impossible to ignore.
One of his most significant experiences came during a 2018 world tour with The Beatnuts, where he played a run of shows and experienced the intensity of performing night after night. Returning home left him mentally charged for days afterwards, with Mic Bles recalling sitting alone in a bar and trying to process the fact that something he had imagined for years had actually happened.
Time around Psycho Les and JuJu also gave him access to practical advice that altered the way he thought about operating within music. Those conversations helped Mic Bles better understand how to handle opportunities, work internationally and recognise the genre as a worldwide culture rather than something defined by one American city or region.
Mic Bles also spoke about the pressure placed on independent artists to constantly post content, document their lives and stay visible online. He resists forcing that behaviour when it does not feel natural, preferring to put energy into quality music, videos and photography rather than turning every trip or private moment into social-media material.
Looking ahead, Mic Bles revealed a forthcoming record with Avant Garde Noise called Since 81, describing the production as different enough to make him change his cadences and writing approach. He is also working towards completing an EP titled For the Culture, while the idea of a new mixtape built around existing instrumentals was left open for future discussion.
His advice to younger MCs was built around work ethic rather than shortcuts, with Mic Bles stressing that artists must be willing to endure uncomfortable situations if they genuinely want to build something. He recalled sleeping in cars, trains, stations, rest stops and on couches across Europe and the United States because opportunities sometimes required travelling without the security or resources that people assume successful artists always have.
Those difficult trips also showed him the strength of the international community, with people in Germany, Switzerland and elsewhere offering places to stay, studios to work in and practical help simply because they recognised the shared culture. Mic Bles believes artists earn respect by putting in that mileage themselves, taking risks and proving their commitment through action rather than waiting for ideal circumstances.
Closing the interview, Mic Bles thanked both long-term supporters and listeners who have only recently discovered his work. Messages, show support and personal interactions still give him motivation because they prove that the music is reaching people and that he still has something worthwhile to contribute to Hip Hop.
Mic Bles also confirmed plans to return to France in 2027, with Nice already mentioned as part of the trip and a possible link-up with King Flow also discussed. The conversation ended with both artists looking towards future music and in-person collaboration, keeping the emphasis on the same international connections that shaped much of the interview.
The live broadcast is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th, 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 DJ Mic Bles – Mixtape Addict Show Episode 119
Mic Bles & Damson - Hold It Down
Mic Bles & Maniac - Underground Legendary
Mic Bles & Avant Garde - The Jackals
Taj Austin - Thank Y'all Niggas (Prod. Khrysis)
OneSun - The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears
REKS & Hazardis Sounds - Bodega feat. Capone of CNN
Madison Jay & Mr Milly - Boom Pow Tat
Obleak, Multiple Blast Off & Kulya - Be Careful What You Wish For
Johnny Ola, Jungle Jack & H Jeunecrack - Session Shooting
Drama B - The Bronx New York feat. Dolla MBD
Neef Buck, Freeway, Peedi Crakk & Pooda Brown - The Best Flow
R-Mean & Coyote - Devil On My Shoulder
Derange Da Messiah - Ball Or Nothing
Copywrite & Da Inphamus Amadeuz - O.H.I.O feat. The Catalyst
Le Zeppo & Legit - 92 Hoyle And Deane feat. DJ Uncle Fester
Sage - Body Shots
Polo Flako & RJ Payne - Tamagotchi
MC Eiht & Conway - Every Day
Daniel Son, Asun Eastwood & Futurewave - Catch A Limit
DJ King Flow - Interview with Mic Bles
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