The world has come to know Blxst as a culture-shifting multi-hyphenate — singer, rapper, producer, songwriter, executive, Grammy-nominated artist — and a master of all. Leading the new wave of L.A. hip-hop since 2020’s billion-streaming No Love Lost EP, he’s earned multiple career-defining awards, collaborated with global greats, and has always kept his foot on the gas. But with his debut album, I’ll Always Come Find You, he’s changing his pace a bit. Slowing down to reflect on his journey thus far while he looks out to the open road, Blxst has both hands on the wheel and knows exactly where he’s going.

Executive produced by Grammy-winning producer Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé) I’ll Always Come Find You is Blxst’s most ambitious project to date. The 20-track concept album is split into four acts where Blxst takes on the character of Birdie, a young man who inherits his father’s chauffeur car service upon his sudden passing. While Birdie’s focus is on the destination ahead, he’s confronted with a constant reminder of the life lessons his father instilled in him throughout experiences unfolding in the backseat. I’ll Always Come Find You is the soundtrack to Blxst and Birdie’s introspective journeys, analyzing the twists and turns of love and relationships, personal identity, and self-reflection. On the second track, “Evgle & Son,” LaRoyce Hawkins (Chicago P.D.) who voices Birdie’s father, Big E, can be heard giving paternal advice to his son, “The three things that’ll always throw a man off his path are a woman you ain’t got no business dealing with, an enemy disguised as a friend, and that man in the mirror.”

For just under an hour, Blxst revives the art of the concept album by building an immersive world around Birdie’s drive through life. An engine revving, car doors slamming, and a fictional radio station are sprinkled across the record in between skits that unravel Big E’s words of wisdom. On “Selfish Ways,” we slide into the back seat of the black truck with a group of women gossiping about their ideal man –  someone, unlike Birdie, who can treat them to the finer things. The theme continues in “Better Off Friends,” where an adult version of Birdie learns his lesson about toxic relationships. Halfway through the album, “Bad Idea” sheds light on fake friends, when a group of men can be heard devising a plan to run a fade on their friend just before Birdie picks them up.

“You gotta be careful who you surround yourself with,” explains Blxst. “You gotta respect yourself first, then other people will respect you.”