If you’re looking for something real in music right now, you might want to keep an eye on Yxk. Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Yxk isn’t just another artist following a trend—he’s someone who treats music as an outlet, a way to say what he can’t say anywhere else.
For Yxk, expressing himself isn’t optional. “I got into music because it’s my outlet on expressing myself,” he says. That simple line sums up the heart of his story. In a world where a lot of people try to sound like everyone else, Yxk stakes everything on originality: “My music isn’t a copycat of other people… what sets me apart is how I express my problems and trauma.”
That honesty comes through in every lyric. He doesn’t just want to make songs you nod your head to—he wants to make tracks that speak to people who’ve been through some things. “A lot of people that’s been through hardship can relate to what I write,” he says.
A line from his debut EP, “Cry for help”, shows exactly what he means. In the song “Thug cry,” he raps, “Love looking in yo eyes when I feel tuff you get the soft side, hate breaking yo heart don’t shed a tear you gon make a thug cry.” There’s pain in those words, but there’s hope too—a raw mix that’s hard to fake.
Yxk doesn’t just want listeners—he wants a community. He’s hungry to find the fans who really “get” him, the people who know what it’s like to struggle and still keep moving. His dream? To build a real following, a network of people who help each other rise, both musically and in life. “I want to grow my fan base and find the audience that relates,” he says. “I also want to grow my network and have a community that helps me with my music and puts me in better places.”
That’s not to say he doesn’t think big. Touring the world, landing on the biggest platforms—Yxk is after all of that, but he wants to make sure when he gets there, it’s because he brought something real to the table.
Like every ambitious artist, Yxk knows he needs more than just good music—he needs to be heard. “I want to promote my music catalog and Yxk the artist. I want to release plenty more music—I have a lot of unreleased tracks—but need a better promotion or marketing plan so they actually reach people, not just get put out.”
If you’re one of those people who believes music should mean something, you’ll want to watch Yxk’s journey. He’s already got stories to tell. Now he’s just making sure the world listens.
Follow along as Yxk finds his voice, his people, and maybe even changes how we think about music from Denver.