CaliPost Interview with Young Gstar

Hello! What is your Artist Name?

Young Gstar

Which genre of music do you make (rap, country, pop, e.t.c)?

Mainly hip-hop but it’s fluid. I float between sounds—psychedelic hip-hop, soul, R&B, experimental vibes, some funk, some trap, a little EDM. I don’t do boxes but you it’s gotta transport you somewhere; you gotta be able to feel it and vibe to it, smoke to it.

Are you signed to a Label ? (If yes, what label)

Nope. I’m independent. Everything flows through BLZRS and BLZRS Ent.—that’s the brand, the label, the movement. BLZRS Ent. is the vehicle, but it’s also a mindset: Blisscipline.

When did you start making music ?

I started making music at a really young age. Dropped my first mixtape in 2012 when I was 14. Started to really catch the bigger vision and evolve around 2018 and been locked in ever since.

What profession do you assume (singer, rapper, producer, song writer)?

Rapper, songwriter, sound designer, engineer, creative director… I’m a full-spectrum artist. I mix and master my own work too, so everything you hear is from my world.

Where are you from?

I’m from outer space but I claim the DMV. That’s the soil, the roots, the family. I’ve stayed and visited all over—London, NYC Japan, Spain, Amsterdam—but the DMV has my heart.

When was your first song released?

I dropped my first mixtape at 14 back in 2012. The early days were all about experimenting and finding myself but a lot of that early work is gone now.

Around 2018 is when I really started catching the vision and evolving into what I’m doing now.

How would you describe your music?

Trippy, honest, cinematic, and soulful. It’s real life through a psychedelic lens. There’s always duality—light and shadow, peace and chaos. It’s spiritual and steezy at the same time. There’s music for the seekers, the stoners, the dreamers, the ones going through it but still flying high.

What’s your creative process like?

Very vibe-based; It changes depending on the moment. Sometimes I freestyle and let the energy lead, other times I write down full songs or in my head before I touch the mic. I’m really visual—so I usually see scenes, colors, or feelings first, then build the world sonically. Weed helps me tap in too, it’s part of the ritual.

What is your come-up story?

I came up in the underground scene, DIY everything.

I built a rep early in the DMV and London then started traveling and expanding the vision— Stayed, visited, and did work in places like NYC, Japan, Australia, Spain, Amsterdam. Those chapters gave me global perspective and growth. Some moments were quiet, others loud. Every city added something new to the sound and the vision. There were chapters where I had to fall back, get sharper, and move in silence, but I’ve always stayed tapped in creatively. The return’s already in motion—you’ll see it when you see it.

I like to be in the cut doing and building my own thing until its time to pop out.

What was your inspiration to make music?

Music was always a way to make sense of the world. It helped me understand myself and process life. I was inspired by artists who made their pain and dreams into something transcendent—Cudi, Outkast, Wayne, Badu, Kanye, Pharrell. But honestly, just being alive and feeling everything deeply was the main spark.

Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky and Tyler The Creator showed me it’s okay and cool to be different. Music was always the one thing that made sense.

What can we expect from you?

A new era..

I’ve got a project called SPACE TOURIST—fully produced by the dope producer Space Tourist and mixed & mastered by me. It’s a psychedelic voyage through sound and self. Singles like “On The Moon” and “SPACE STORY” capture that trippy, interstellar vibe.

Me and my brother Fabz Pi—he stays out in Rotterdam—got a collab tape on the way too. He’s a an amazing artist and our visions and vibes just perfectly align. It’s gonna be raw.

And then there’s my long-awaited double album BLZRS BLVD: A Psychedelic Sanctuary. I’ve been crafting it for 5 years.

I dropped singles like “Strange Change” (2021) and “WAVEZ” (2022), and instead of traditional singles I also dropped three-track EPs—Pariah (2021) and The Party Pack EP (2023)—to keep listeners fed while I was in the cut working on the bigger projects, getting inspired, innovating, tweaking sound, and tightening up business. The response’s been real. WAVEZ is sittin’ around 322K and Party Til We Fall is at 330K on Spotify. Nothing crazy, just real energy behind it— people finding it, vibin’ with it, and passing it along. It’s taken some time I know some people been waiting but it’s been good steady growth over that period though and I’m happy about that.

The vision’s matured. And now it’s time.

Check out his track “On The Moon” on Spotify and YouTube: