Texas-based rapper/songwriter/producer FXXXXY taught himself the core elements of beatmaking and production in his teens and he slowly began making his own songs. A hybrid of melodic, bouncy rap and hazy R&B singing, FXXXXY's songs took shape on 2016's hypnotic EP Cartel Shawty and grew on collaborations with rappers Lil Durk and Gunna.
FXXXXY was born in Texas and moved around the West Coast before his family settled back in Dallas when he was in his early teens. Inspired by his mother's love of soul music and his father's affinity for golden-era hip-hop, he began exploring ...