Ube Soul

Prince Ube

Luxury jazz rap from New Jersey.
Calm flow. Expensive sound. Global taste.

Story

The name came from heartbreak. Someone who showed me the world ordered me ube ice cream — and that color, that deep purple, felt like me. The "Prince" comes from faith. A reminder I'm below God.

I taught myself production for hours alone so many silent hours alone while everyone else went out. In school I freestyled in my mom's Nissan in the snow because the acoustics were better outside. The music was never a side project. It was the thing.

Designer, producer, writer, engineer — all one person. The genre is ube soul. Influenced by Tyler the Creator, Hiatus Kaiyote, Kali Uchis and Kanye West.

Tracks
boss_talk
Jazz rap, conversational flow. Consistent organic listeners for over a year with zero promotion.
Jazz Rap
captain_ube
Luxury lo-fi with layered jazz textures. Unhurried and confident.
Luxury Lo-Fi
girl_of_my_dream?
Found listeners in France, Belgium, and the UK organically. Crosses borders without context.
Alt Hip Hop
oxblood_lambo
High-class rap. Expensive, slow, calm. Sounds like what the name suggests.
Luxury Rap
san_francisco
My most popular song across 30+ countries. I still think of you L.
Jazz Rap
For Fans Of
Tyler, the Creator
Same luxury-obsessed, introspective space — but slower, calmer. The jazz version of the Flower Boy era.
Hiatus Kaiyote
Jazz fusion warmth in a hip hop framework. Unexpected progressions and breathing production.
Kali Uchis
Genre-defying, unhurried confidence. The refusal to stay in one lane.
Curren$y
Laid-back delivery, luxury references, nothing rushed because everything is intentional.
Saba
Jazz-inflected production and introspective storytelling through a luxury lens.
Kanye West
The earlier, soulful Kanye. Production-as-storytelling and sincerity as a foundation.
Questions
What genre is Prince Ube?
Ube soul — luxury jazz rap, lo-fi hip hop, and alternative hip hop. Calm, conversational flow over jazz-influenced production.
What does Prince Ube sound like?
Unhurried, expensive-sounding, self-assured. His natural speaking voice becomes the flow. For fans of Tyler the Creator, Hiatus Kaiyote, Kali Uchis, Curren$y, and Saba.
What are Prince Ube's best songs?
boss_talk, captain_ube, girl_of_my_dream?, oxblood_lambo, and san_francisco.
What does "ube" mean?
To normal people - A purple yam known - To me - my identity.
What artists is Prince Ube similar to?
Tyler the Creator, Hiatus Kaiyote, Kali Uchis, Curren$y, Saba, and the smoother side of Kanye West and Drake. He calls the sound ube soul.
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