xaviersobased Cleans Up Nice on Refined Six-Track EP, 'once more'

Summary

• xaviersobased has shared surprise new EP entitled once more 
• At just six tracks, the project features contributions from Backend and OsamaSon and takes a more polished persona than the producer/rapper’s past sonic offerings

Plugged into a myriad of hip hop subcultures for years now, xaviersobased has become one of the key faces behind powering the current underground scene. At just 21 years old, the New York City-born and bred rapper/producer now has a double-digit number of mixtapes, EPs, and albums under his belt, each one further fleshing out his distinct sound: a raw, pieced-together patchwork of different music subgenres ranging from jerk and cloud rap to pluggnb and even hyperpop, all the while still dripping in his Day 1, internet-era influence.

Xavier’s latest EP comes as a surprise drop; entitled once more, the tape rounds out at just six tracks in total, with track two, “fly,” featuring Backend on production, and tracks three and four – “uncomfy” and “worth it” – both featuring fellow pioneering underground voice from just a few states south, OsamaSon.

Despite once more being a spur-of-the-moment drop, the project sounds more polished than Xavier’s past endeavors. Still riddled with the same post-SoundCloud-era, self-made energy that got him to where he is today, once more’s production leans into sleek synth melodies and even expands Xavier’s genre profile, infusing hazy shoegaze beats throughout.

“i love yall sm jus wanted to drop this ep rq before i announce tht im in album mode rn,” the rapper shared via socials. “ion want yall to think that im on some mysterious sh*t still gon b an active summer we activee.”

1. she omd onna low
2. fly (feat. Backend)
3. uncomfy (feat. OsamaSon)
4. worth it (feat. OsamaSon)
5. red snapper
6. ion kno

Stream once more – out on all streaming services now.