Wahsan - Pride

Biography

Los Angeles – based rapper, producer, & songwriter Wahsan ear catching sound came natural but not overnight. (Born Wahsan Flores in 1993) he first fell in love with music at young age growing up with a musical family. All his siblings rap, sings or produce and his father was the first Belizean DJ in Los Angeles in the 1970’s and 80’s. Growing up with Belizean parents and an Garifuna house hold all different type of music will play in the house. From Punta, Panranda, Soca, Reggae, and Soul. Wahsan’s love for Hip Hop started young writing raps to 9th Wonder & Kanye West instrumentals. His passion for Hip Hop was clear and he self taught himself how to make beats. At the age of 14 he start his label HeadPhonez Entertainment putting out series of albums and mixtapes written, produced, and mixed by himself under the stage name BabyLion between the years 2009 – 2018. Building his fan base in Los Angeles performing any where he can he always knew in his heart he’s looking to inspire the world and teach about the culture in Belize. Performed at places like Hollywood Park Casino, John F Kennedy Center with Doug E Fresh, Pearson Park Amphitheatre, and many more. In October of 2018 he changed his stage name from BabyLion to his government name Wahsan. That same year on his birthday December 17th he released the Belizean Goat project starting a new chapter in his life and career. In 2019 he released the “Jamie & Fancy” single and the “SAN. EP” with the stand out song “Chloe B.” At the top of 2020 he released the “Thanks For The Doubt” album with the singles “That Sound”, “She Don’t Get It”, and “12 More Days.” In October of 2020 his song about Chloe Bailey from the singing duo Chloe X Halle hit Twitter and started to spread around the platforms. November 5, 2020 Chloe X Halle were singing the “Chloe B” song on Instagram live and the record created a life of it’s own. With his heavy Hip Hop, R&B and caribbean style his music feels good no matter what stage you are in your life. Wahsan is an all around artist there’s no limit to his creativity.