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{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name              = xaviersobased
| image             = Xaviersobased performing live.jpg
| caption           = Xaviersobased performing in December 2023
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| birth_name        = Xavier Lopez
| alias             = DJ With
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|2003|10|23}}
| birth_place       = [[New York City]], U.S.
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| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[hyperpop]]<ref name=rollingstone>{{Cite magazine|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/-49231/xaviersobased-3-49267/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|title=50 Innovators Shaping Rap's Next 50 Years
|date=14 August 2023 |access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref>}}
* [[Jerkin'|jerk]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* singer
* record producer
* producer
* songwriter}}
| instrument        = Vocals, [[FL Studio]]
| years_active      = 2016–present
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| current_member_of = 1c34
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'''Xavier Lopez''' (born October 23, 2003), known professionally as '''Xaviersobased''', is an American rapper and record producer from [[New York City]]. Known for an eccentric rapping and production style, his songs span a number of genres, including [[Trap music|trap]], [[Plugg music|plugg]], [[Jerkin'|jerk]], and [[hyperpop]].<ref name=rollingstone/><ref name=pitchfork>{{Cite web|last1=Pierre|first1=Alphonse|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/xaviersobased-how-i-feel-2-new-song-listen/|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|title=Listen to Xaviersobased's "how i feel 2": The Ones|date=2 February 2023 |access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref><ref name=rollingstone2>{{Cite magazine|last1=Gee |first1=Andre |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/milwaukee-rap-is-tiktok-dances-1234681440/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|title=Why Milwaukee Rap Is Taking Over TikTok|date=17 February 2023 |access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref>
==Early life==
Lopez was born on October 23, 2003<ref>{{cite web|author=xaviersobased|url=https://twitter.com/xaviersobased/status/1716344032819892653|title=big 20 🔥🔥😂🔥🔥👌😥🛍️💰🥳🎉🍾|work=[[Twitter]]|date=October 23, 2023|access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref> in [[New York City]], in the [[Upper West Side]] neighborhood.<ref name=rs>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/xaviersobased-nettspend-yhapojj-interview-1234982383|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 14, 2024|access-date=March 14, 2024|title=Xaviersobased, Nettspend, Yhapojj: The Future of Underground Rap Is Extremely Online|last1=Lindert|first1=Hattie}}</ref> He is ethnically [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]]. His mother began working as a [[DJ]] in the 1980s.<ref name=rs></ref> He has cited [[Chief Keef]], [[Lil B]], and [[Drain Gang]] as early musical inspirations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barlas |first1=Jon |title=xaviersobased Interview: NYC's next wave stems from being 'a student of the game' |url=https://ourgenerationmusic.com/exclusive/xaviersobased-interview-ogm/ |website=Our Generation Music |date=4 January 2024 |access-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111023856/https://ourgenerationmusic.com/exclusive/xaviersobased-interview-ogm/ |archive-date=11 January 2024}}</ref>
Lopez is primarily affiliated with the underground hip hop collectives 1c34 and Novagang, as well as So Evil Boyz.<ref name=thefader>{{Cite web|last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/09/18/song-you-need-xaviersobased-is-his-own-texture|website=[[The Fader]]|title=Song You Need: xaviersobased is his own texture|access-date=2023-09-20|date=18 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |website=[[The Fader]]|title=Novagang are the hypest outsider artists around |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/08/04/novagang-htng-vol-2-judgement-day |access-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122072709/https://www.thefader.com/2023/08/04/novagang-htng-vol-2-judgement-day |archive-date=22 January 2024 |date=4 August 2023}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} He was also formerly a member of the now-disbanded Jewelxxet.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
== Career ==
Lopez's first song under the moniker Xaviersobased was released June 8, 2016.<ref name=soundcloud>{{Cite web|author=xaviersobased|url=https://soundcloud.com/motorola2k7/xavierlopez-kool|website=[[Soundcloud]]|date=8 June 2016 |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> On January 11, 2024, he released a single titled "40" with Surf Gang producer Evilgiane and fellow rapper [[Nettspend]].<ref name=hnhh>{{Cite web|last1=Horvath|first1=Zachary|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/753162-evilgiane-xaviersobased-nettspend-40-single|website=[[HotNewHipHop]]|title=EVILGIANE Produces A Banger For Fresh Talents Xaviersobased And Nettspend
|date=15 January 2024 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref><ref name=stereo>{{Cite web|last1=Deville|first1=Chris|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2247412/evilgiane-40-feat-nettspend-xaviersobased/music/|website=[[Stereogum]]|title=Evilgiane – "40" (Feat. Nettspend & xaviersobased)
|date=11 January 2024 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> On January 12, 2024, Lopez was a guest on the popular radio show On The Radar, in which he performed a freestyle over an instrumental courtesy of DJ Ess.<ref>{{Citation |title=special prod dj ess shot by ggggoldbloom @fuqTV | date=27 January 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ublWmL6FVjw |access-date=2024-03-12 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Xaviersobased "On The Radar" Freestyle | date=12 January 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY59ZBl8vfw |access-date=2024-03-12 |language=en}}</ref> This freestyle was later published as the track titled "Special" on his project ''Keep It Goin Xav''. On January 16, he released a 15-track [[SoundCloud]] exclusive project titled ''Keep It Goin Xav'', hosted by DJ Rennessy, featuring appearances from rappers [[Nettspend]], [[Yhapojj]], Jtxpo & Kuru.<ref name=hnhh2>{{Cite web|last1=Horvath|first1=Zachary|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/753698-xaviersobased-keep-it-goin-xav-soundcloud-tape-hip-hop-news|website=[[HotNewHipHop]]|title=Xaviersobased Releases Soundcloud-Exclusive Project "Keep It Goin Xav"|date=16 January 2024 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> ''Keep It Goin Xav'' later released on other streaming platforms.
In his review of ''Keep It Goin Xav'', Alphonse Pierre of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' wrote that despite drawing from various influences, Xaviersobased's style retains a strong [[New York rap]] identity, distinguishing him in the generally "amorphous" internet rap scene. He described the music as "vibrant, improvisatory, and fun as hell", while being relatively inaccessible with respect to vocals which are heavily layered and sometimes [[Pitch shifting|pitch-shifted]]. He further praised the selection of faster tracks, while remarking that the slower ones are less interesting, but not devoid of subtlety.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pierre |first1=Alphonse |title=Xaviersobased: Keep It Goin Xav |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/xaviersobased-keep-it-going-xav/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=March 31, 2024 |date=January 24, 2024}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Mixtapes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Data
|-
|''store''
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* Released: February 12, 2021
* Label: [[Self-released]]
* Formats: [[Streaming media|streaming]]
|-
|''with''
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* Released: May 21, 2021
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: streaming
|-
|''Who Are You''
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* Released: January 30, 2022
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: streaming
|-
|''someone help''
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* Released: April 12, 2022
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: streaming
|-
|''install''
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* Released: July 19, 2022
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: streaming
|-
|''and when''
|
* Released: November 19, 2022
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: streaming
|-
|''and 3''
|
* Released: February 23, 2023
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: streaming
|-
|''keep it goin xav''
|
* Released: January 16, 2024
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: streaming
|-
|''with 2''
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* Released: June 5th, 2024
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: streaming
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Discogs artist|9868945}}
* {{SoundCloud|xaviersobased}}
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[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rappers from New York City]]
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:People from the Upper West Side]]
[[Category:Hyperpop musicians]]
[[Category:Plugg musicians]]
[[Category:American rappers of Dominican Republic descent]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American rappers]]
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