Paris-born, Queens-bred rapper Bas had no intentions of becoming a rapper. The first time he spit a rhyme was as a joke during a late-night liquor session in 2010. With the encouragement of a few ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. “She asked me, ‘Aren’t you exhausted?’ I said, ‘That’s what they make drugs for, isn’t it?/Please don’t judge ...

Bas has a keen, 21st century artist’s understanding of how to grow and maintain a loyal audience. The genial conversational style that the Dreamville rapper has cultivated between himself and his most ...