It’s been about a month now since you dropped God, Money, War. What’s the perception been like?

King Los: It’s all good. It’s done pretty good. It was rising on the charts, I think at one point it was number 4 on Billboard, number 2 on iTunes for a minute. People really liked it — more so the integrity is what people really liked.

You decided to speak on a lot of world issues with this album. What made you want to go this route?

Los: To be honest with you, it’s not really an album. It was more so a mixtape that I guess technically ended up becoming an album. But yeah, I’ve always talked on things outside of myself, so it wasn’t a reach for me to talk about what’s going on in the world and be a little more reflective on those things that I felt were necessary [to talk about] at those times.

You grew up in Baltimore, which has seen a lot of tough times lately and subsequently has gotten a bad rep. Switching it up, what are some great things about Baltimore most people don’t know about?

Los: There’s a lot of really dope landmarks there. You know, Tupac spent time there. We got Edgar Allan Poe. The Poe House is actually in Baltimore. From the school of the arts (MICA), to the whole art district. There’s also a really dope underground hip-hop scene there and there’s a ton of different places to visit like the Aquarium, the Inner Harbor. We have the most amazing seafood market, it’s like the best seafood you can get. We got a lot of great stuff, man.

You mentioned the growing underground hip-hop scene there. Give us some artists we should be checking out.

Los: We got a ton, man. Check out D-Boi, he’s really dope. We got Sha Money (not the businessman) who’s making a lot of noise in the city. Young Moose, Young Goldie, who’s only like 19 or something like that. They’re over there with Tony Austin Music Group. You got President Davo, who is one of my personal favorites. You got Damond Blue, who is really talented. V-Dot, who has the charisma of a Busta Rhymes, like how Busta first came with that energy and that character — that presence. Yeah man, it’s a lot of people. Of course we got Skarr Akbar, who’s been Baltimore hip-hop from the beginning. It’s a lot of talent in that city.