Paris Texas (@ParisTexasUSA)

Paris Texas (@ParisTexasUSA) is a music artist whose profile is best understood through the music itself: the releases, collaborations, performances, platforms, and public references that shape how new listeners encounter the work. The available genre signals point toward Alternative Hip-Hop/Rap, Hip-Hop/Rap, Rap, giving first-time fans a starting point for the sound and audience context. The artist is associated with {"address":"Los Angeles, California, United States","map_picker":false,"latitude":34.05491,"longitude":-118.24264}, which can add useful cultural and regional context to the way the music is presented.

Background and career context: Paris Texas is an American alternative hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2018 by rapper-producers who perform under the pseudonyms, Louie Pastel and Felix. Currently, they operate as an independent musical act, self-publishing under their own LLC brand/label, with additional support through American distributor, The Orchard. The duo's name is a reference to German filmmaker, Wim Wenders' 1984 road film, Paris, Texas.

Musical development: Their music has been characterized as an eclectic mix of rap & hip-hop, fused with the guitar-driven elements of alternative rock, including grunge, punk, metal, emo and new-wave, among a variety of other genres. Additionally, critics have likened the duo's output to resembling that of OutKast, King Krule, and Cities Aviv, among others, while Louie Pastel and Felix themselves have cited various artists and bands, such as N.E.R.D, The Cool Kids, RxKNephew, Say Anything, Dance Gavin Dance, Snubnose Frankenstein, and Chance the Rapper as influences to their sound.

After an extended hiatus, following the release of their first EP, I'll Get My Revenge in Hell (2018), the pair gained significant exposure leading up to the release of their debut mixtape, Boy Anonymous (2021) to critical acclaim. Since then, they've released one studio album, Mid Air (2023) and three more EP's ; Red Hand Akimbo (2021) and their most recent consecutive efforts, They Left Me With The Sword and They Left Me With A Gun (2025).

Over the course of their career, Paris Texas have toured and collaborated with the likes of Teezo Touchdown, Tyler the Creator, Kenny Mason, Clairo, Kenny Beats, Lil Yachty and have performed at a series of high-profile music festivals internationally, such as Lollapalooza, Coachella, Camp Flog Gnaw, This Ain't No Picnic, Governors Ball and MS Dockville.

Louie Pastel and Felix met during freshman year at El Camino College in 2013, after being introduced through a mutual friend and quickly bonded over their shared love for Florida rapper, Robb Banks. "I had a French class with this kid, Jesus. Funniest dude I ever met in my life. They had been friends already through high school. I told Jesus I made beats. He was rapping and said, he has a friend who raps too", Louie Pastel recounts in an interview with Complex. The two experienced great chemistry from the start, and within a few months, they had begun making music together.

Over the next several years, the two would continue creating music together and individually in a casual capacity, including being associated with LA-based hip-hop collective, STRNGFRNDS (Strange Friends), producing and performing within the local underground music scene, under several different pseudonyms including ; “Brucemighty”, "Aye Adrian!", “Shortfinmako” and "Mako Pierre" around their South Central neighbourhood and the surrounding Greater Los Angeles area. It wouldn't be until 2018, that the pair would officially form their partnership as "Paris Texas". Soon after, they would go on to release their first project, a six-track EP, titled I'll Get My Revenge in Hell, on October 4, 2018. The project, featuring a sole guest appearance by Houston rapper, BBY Kodie. Following the EP's release, the duo…

Research notes: Location or base: {"address":"Los Angeles, California, United States","map_picker":false,"latitude":34.05491,"longitude":-118.24264} Genre signals: Alternative Hip-Hop/Rap, Hip-Hop/Rap, Rap Professional tags: Music Artist Paris Texas is an American alternative hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2018 by rapper-producers who perform under the pseudonyms, Louie Pastel and Felix. Currently, they operate as an independent musical act, self-publishing under their own LLC brand/label, with additional support through American distributor, The Orchard. After an extended hiatus, following the release of their first EP, I'll Get My Revenge in Hell (2018), the pair gained significant exposure leading up to the release of their debut mixtape, Boy Anonymous (2021) to critical acclaim. Since then, they've released one studio album, Mid Air (2023) and three more EP's ; Red Hand Akimbo (2021) and their most recent consecutive efforts, They Left Me With The Sword and They Left Me With A Gun (2025). November 16th 2019, Paris Texas released Boy Anonymous which featured only 6 of the 8 songs on the final release.

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