Zape$ is an independent artist based in Los Angeles, California, originally from the San Fernando Valley. Working within the indie underground scene, his music blends elements of emo rap, indie, shoegaze, math rock, indie rock, hyperpop, and underground rap into a sound that moves freely between genres.

Much of the music revolves around love, heartbreak, and the weight of real-life experiences. The songs often feel like moments pulled from memory, told from different perspectives, sometimes his own, sometimes the other side of the story.

For Zape$, creating music is a form of therapy. A way to process everything, release emotion, and turn it into something people can feel. Even when the lyrics are raw or unfiltered, there’s a sense of honesty behind them, a reflection of real life, real mistakes, and real growth.

Each song exists as a moment in time. A feeling. A memory. Something that might feel familiar, even if you’ve never heard it before.