French DJ and producer DJ King Flow returns with another edition of Mixtape Addict, this time featuring Fakefree KP on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an international radio station, promoter, DJ agency 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. The influence of 1990s Hip Hop remains central to his approach, although his selections consistently place newer underground 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 contemporary 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 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 more space to discuss their careers, influences and current work. 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. His instrumental album 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 production.
Trill Legacy (Instrumentals) developed that side of his catalogue further by placing the emphasis entirely on his beatmaking. Without an MC at the centre, the project gives the arrangements, samples, drums and melodic ideas more room to demonstrate how his production 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 show how his beats can support contrasting vocal approaches while retaining a recognisable Boom Bap core.
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 Hip Hop figures, 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 global outlook behind Mixtape Addict.
That international direction also appears through Legacy with Dnzl Izm and Northwest Flow with Seattle emcee King Khazm. Rather than concentrating exclusively on French or American Hip Hop, DJ King Flow uses Mixtape Addict to connect artists from different locations through a shared commitment to independent Rap and Boom Bap production.
This edition continues that approach with Fakefree KP joining the programme as the featured artist. His Philadelphia background and direct, experience-led style of Rap make him a natural fit for a series built around independent lyricism, underground production and the continuing evolution of Hip Hop.
Interview Guest: Fakefree KP.
FakeFree KP, whose real name is Kyle “KP” Price, is a Hip Hop artist from Southwest Philadelphia whose music is rooted in personal experience and direct storytelling. He describes his approach as “Reality Rap”, using the situations he has witnessed and lived through as the foundation for his lyrics.
His writing frequently deals with struggle, ambition, relationships, loss and the decisions that shape everyday life. Rather than separating street experience from personal reflection, FakeFree KP brings the two together through an approach built around honesty and accountability.
His recorded catalogue stretches back several years and includes projects such as The Build Up 2, Pain Poetry, Pain into Paper and More Pain More Poetry. Those releases document a steady development from independent Philadelphia Hip Hop towards a broader national audience.
The Pain Poetry project particularly reflects the more introspective side of his work, with tracks including Poetic Pain, On Gramom and Shining. He followed that direction with the 2024 album Pain into Paper, continuing to use music as a place for personal experiences and difficult subjects to be turned into recorded stories.
FakeFree KP has also worked with established names from contemporary American Hip Hop. His catalogue includes Shooters Ambition featuring Casanova and Industreets featuring Benny The Butcher, alongside collaborations with artists including D. Jones, DAPPA and Amir Ali.
In 2025, he collaborated extensively with Leer Luciano on More Pain More Poetry. The project included tracks such as Yvette, Danita, Angel and Rashonda, continuing the autobiographical and emotionally direct direction that has become an important part of his music.
A major development arrived in 2026 when FakeFree KP was signed by Ruff Ryders, the influential Hip Hop organisation associated with artists including DMX, The LOX, Eve and Drag-On. His first release connected with that new chapter was What It Be, introducing his music to a wider audience while maintaining the direct Philadelphia identity behind his earlier work.
The Ruff Ryders connection does not represent an attempt to reproduce the style of the label’s earlier artists. FakeFree KP has instead emphasised establishing his own identity, carrying the organisation’s street-oriented tradition forward through music based on his own experiences and generation.
His 2026 output has also included Letter To My Brothers, continuing a catalogue in which personal relationships and lived experience remain central subjects. Earlier releases such as Worth More Than Gold, Nothin, Hold On and All the Time show the breadth of material developed before his Ruff Ryders signing.
Beyond music, KP presents the idea of “Keep Progress’n” as part of his wider identity, connecting his work with entrepreneurship and community activity in Philadelphia. That outlook reinforces the themes running throughout his recordings, where progress is presented as something shaped by choices and perseverance rather than circumstances alone.
FakeFree KP therefore represents a contemporary Philadelphia Hip Hop voice grounded in storytelling rather than image alone. His progression from independent releases to Ruff Ryders has expanded his platform, while the core of his music remains focused on turning real experiences into direct and personal Rap.
DJ King Flow opens Mixtape Addict Episode 112 with three tracks from Fakefree KP, placing the Philadelphia rapper firmly at the centre of the programme before the interview arrives later in the show. "Letter To My Brothers", "This Is Philly" and "What It Be" establish a strong regional and street-rap identity before the selection expands into Underground Hip Hop from across the United States and beyond.
Cas Metah, DV Alias Khryst, Jerry Brown and Bronze Nazareth bring a rugged underground character to "Bruce Wayne", while The Game and Kanye West widen the geographical range with "40 Nights". Busta Rhymes, J Dilla and Lareezy are followed by Redman and DJ Shocca, pushing the episode deeper into Boom Bap and East Coast-rooted Hip Hop.
Ghostface Killah's "Soul Thang" brings together DRIS, NEMS, Iceman Bronxman, Supreme Intelligence, Sun God, Pillz and Reek Da Villain before Ransom and Lloyd Banks continue the harder New York direction with "Circumvention". OSVN, Obleak, Yotto Beatz and Multiple Blast Off then maintain the underground pressure, while Rufus Sims, IamGawd, Panamera P, Jae Haze, Vic Spencer and Philmore Greene add another densely populated posse cut with "Supervillains".
Fuego Base appears twice with "Hartford" and "Still The Biggest", strengthening the street-rap side of the episode before Ivason Black and the pairing of K-Rino with Krayzie Bone broaden the regional spread. Boldy James and Nicholas Craven bring their stripped-back underground style into "Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis", while ParkaOne, EENO T and Le Gicko close the musical section before DJ King Flow's interview with Fakefree KP completes the programme.
DJ King Flow welcomed Fakefree KP to Mixtape Addict for a conversation about mixtape culture, Rough Ryders, artistic growth and the discipline needed to build a career in Hip Hop. King Flow opened by noting the positive response to KP’s recent music, while KP spoke about the influences and experiences that have shaped his approach as an MC.
Asked to name his favourite DJ, Fakefree KP chose DJ Drama because of the impact of the Gangsta Grillz era and the Lil Wayne mixtapes that formed part of his early relationship with Hip Hop. He singled out Dedication 2 as a favourite, connecting it directly to the period when mixtapes carried exclusives, freestyles and records that often lived outside official album campaigns.
KP said he misses the freedom of the traditional mixtape format, particularly the ability to rap over existing instrumentals without immediately running into copyright restrictions on major streaming services. He explained that artists can still release this kind of material through platforms such as YouTube, SoundCloud and Audiomack, but the fragmented listening experience makes it harder to recreate what mixtapes once offered.
He also looked back at his own mixtape history, including The Build Up and The Build Up 2, while discussing the possibility of eventually assembling older and unreleased material into a lost-files-style project. KP explained that some earlier music had faced distribution problems because of production or rights issues, illustrating the difficulties artists encounter when older mixtape practices meet modern streaming systems.
When King Flow asked what makes a strong mixtape, KP reduced it to bars, feeling and the competitive challenge of taking somebody else’s beat and making listeners associate it with a new performance. For him, the best mixtape records combine technical rapping with enough personality and emotion to make people replay them rather than treating lyrical ability as an exercise on its own.
A major part of the interview focused on KP’s connection with Ruff Ryders, which developed after an encounter at a Bars On I-95 event led to introductions within the organisation. What began with conversations and exchanged music developed into meetings, studio sessions and eventually a contract, giving KP a formal connection with one of Hip Hop’s best-known names.
KP explained that the immediate focus is on singles rather than rushing directly into an album. He described the intention as bringing back some of the energy associated with Ruff Ryders while adding his own identity, with future material expected to combine references to the label’s history with a younger perspective and new ideas.
The conversation also touched on the possibility of working with Drag-On, with KP confirming that the two had recently crossed paths and that his interest in collaborating is known. King Flow viewed the potential pairing as a natural bridge between different generations of Ruff Ryders, particularly because KP’s style combines contemporary energy with a strong respect for older Hip Hop traditions.
Discussing audiences outside the United States, KP said he appreciates the way European listeners support Hip Hop artists and expressed interest in eventually performing or collaborating overseas. He noted that audiences there often appear particularly committed to Golden Era artists, while also saying that he would like to see that same level of appreciation for foundational Hip Hop maintained more strongly in the United States.
For KP, timeless music begins with honesty rather than an attempt to manufacture a hit or copy somebody else’s sound. He described genuine feeling and individuality as essential, arguing that listeners can recognise when a record comes from a real place and when something feels forced.
Asked to describe his own music in three words, KP chose substance, reality and rap. He explained that even when the music is energetic, he tries to include something listeners can take from it, whether that is an idea, a lesson or an experience they can relate to in their own lives.
Looking back at his career so far, KP identified consistency as one of his biggest challenges and one of the main reasons he has reached his current position. He said the creative side of music comes naturally, while the surrounding pressures, responsibilities and obstacles often require more effort before an artist can reach the point where they are able to create effectively.
KP also spoke about the importance of finding moments of peace away from constant work, especially as music, promotion and social media place increasing demands on artists. Although he rarely takes full breaks, he tries to step away temporarily when needed so that he can return to his work with better focus rather than allowing the pressure around the career to overwhelm the creative process.
His advice to younger MCs was simple: remain consistent, keep improving and maintain belief in what they are doing. KP stressed that repetition alone is not enough, because artists also need to recognise measurable progress and make sure that their consistency is moving them forward rather than keeping them stuck in the same place.
Looking ahead, KP promised more singles and projects designed to combine the energy associated with Ruff Ryders with his own creative direction. He also mentioned a forthcoming Letter to My Brothers remix and said listeners should expect music that draws from the label’s history without simply recreating what came before.
Fakefree KP closed by thanking everyone who has supported him since the early Build Up material and encouraged those listeners to remain with him as the next stage of his career develops. He credited that support with helping him continue through the difficult periods and made clear that the current Ruff Ryders chapter represents another step in a career built through persistence rather than an overnight breakthrough.
The live broadcast is scheduled for Tuesday, September 1st, 2026, from 8 to 9 PM Indochina Time (ICT), with a replay set for Saturday from 8 to 9 AM (ICT).
DJ King Flow, Fakefree KP Mixtape Addict Episode 112
Fakefree KP - Letter To My Brothers
Fakefree KP - This Is Philly
Fakefree KP - What It Be
Cas Metah, DV Alias Khryst, Jerry Brown & Bronze Nazareth - Bruce Wayne
The Game & Kanye West - 40 Nights
Busta Rhymes, J Dilla & Lareezy - Entry
Redman & DJ Shocca - RedBull 64 Bars
Lex Lakaiser - Toxic
Ghostface Killah - Soul Thang (feat. DRIS, NEMS, Iceman Bronxman, Supreme Intelligence, Sun God, Pillz & Reek Da Villain)
Ransom & Lloyd Banks - Circumvention
OSVN - That Feeling (feat. Raw Wattage)
Obleak, Yotto Beatz & Multiple Blast Off - Bat Poison
Rufus Sims, IamGawd, Panamera P, Jae Haze, Vic Spencer & Philmore Greene - Supervillains
Fuego Base - Hartford
Fuego Base - Still The Biggest
Ivason Black - Damn
K-Rino & Krayzie Bone - See My Future
Nick Bruno, Boldy James & Nicholas Craven - Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
ParkaOne, EENO T & Le Gicko - A La Revoyure
DJ King Flow - Interview With Fakefree KP
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