Live From the Gas Station With TisaKorean

"On the way to TisaKorean's crib, in southwest Houston, there's nothing but fields of weeds, worn down churches, liquor stores, and gas stations next to gas stations next to more gas stations. It made me understand why so many of the rapper's bugged-out, lightly choreographed Texas dance skits and snippets have been filmed at unidentified Texacos and Chevrons around the way."

"Houston is hot, muggy, and short on public transportation, so cars are the norm, and the gas station is one of the few places where you stumble into unexpected social interactions. "I literally never see my neighbors," says Tisa, laughing at the thought. "But when we go to the club-or even the gas station-we gon' turn that shit up." Since 2017's " Werkkk," Tisa's slurred, animated swag rap and self-produced blown-out party beats have been going viral on the regular."

Southwest Houston around TisaKorean's home is dominated by weeds, worn churches, liquor stores, and clusters of gas stations. Gas stations serve as informal social hubs because the city is hot, humid, car-dependent, and limited in public transit. TisaKorean films bugged-out, lightly choreographed Texas dance skits at local Texacos and Chevrons. Since 2017's Werkkk he has produced slurred, animated swag rap and blown-out party beats that have gone viral. At home he maintains a tidy suburban space with a stocked kitchen and an organized home studio, where he develops Louisiana jig-inspired instrumentals and situational club rap.

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