Artemas isn’t interested in behaving, waiting, or making music that feels like it was engineered by committee. In Hit Parader #5’s alternate cover story, he digs into the messy, addictive, no-rules world behind getting up to no good — a mixtape shaped by post-breakup nights in Los Angeles, accidental studio magic, compulsive output, and a deep suspicion of anything that feels too calculated.
The result is a portrait of an artist chasing the rush in real time. Artemas talks about why he overshares without writing diary entries, why TikTok success can’t be forced, why he would never let the truth get in the way of a good song, and why, for him, the next release is always already waiting. It’s loose, candid, slightly sleazy, and fully alive — exactly the kind of chaos a pop star should be getting into.
Shipping begins May 15th.