Genre : JAZZ , Blues , 0

Anthony Alexander Mathison II, better known as Airospace, might confuse a first-time listener. The 31-year-old musician blends rap, emo, electronica, and jazz on his latest album “You’re A Liar And You Suck, Who Would Love You?”

Anthony Alexander Mathison II, better known as Airospace, might confuse a first-time listener. The 31-year-old musician blends rap, emo, electronica, and jazz on his latest album, “You’re A Liar And You Suck, Who Would Love You?” which is equal parts aggressive and introspective. He’s a world traveler, most recently visiting London to collaborate with U.K. artists. But he has local roots: As a troubled kid bouncing between Southeast D.C. and Maryland, he found peace playing drums at church. He’s come a long way since then, gaining millions of Spotify streams and a promotional deal with Sprite. These days, Airospace focuses most of his creative energy on Polaroids — he exhibited his photography in an exhibit and performance at Shopkeepers DC earlier this month.

“I’ve been out here working for a decade-plus with different musicians,” he says. “Some of them have fallen to the wayside in the sense that they’ve chosen other paths in life because the stress of this is too much. There are others that have passed on.” Given how fast his music career is moving, it’s no wonder he wants to preserve his precious memories.