Inas X: A Goddess of Love and A Rebel of Purpose

Brooklyn-born artist Inas X has made a name for herself by blending her Middle Eastern and American roots, embracing duality in her identity. Adopting the “X” in place of her last name, she symbolizes empowerment, independence, and perseverance. Inas quickly rose to prominence from her humble beginnings as an intern at a major label, carving out a space for herself as an artist in the music industry.

Her breakout came in 2016 with her debut single ‘Love Is’, which soared to #11 on the Billboard Dance Chart. Since then, Inas has toured alongside the likes of Fetty Wap, Post Malone, and Tokyo Jetz, and collaborated with artists like PnB Rock, Lil Xan, and Tommy Lee Sparta. Her music resonates with listeners through its mix of strength and vulnerability, offering an authentic and uplifting voice in today’s music scene.

As she gears up for the release of her highly awaited album Lovergirl, we caught up with Inas to talk about her creative evolution, her unapologetic approach to music, and how she’s inspiring others to embrace every side of themselves.

— You grew up in Brooklyn with your mom, who was born in Bethlehem, and your dad, who is Palestinian. How have you stayed connected to your roots and identity?

— For me, it’s just been important to own both sides of myself—my Middle Eastern side, my Arabic side, my Palestinian side, and, of course, my American side. Me being a New York girl, being in LA, being from the East but living in the West.

I love owning both of my sides. And I think it’s been really fun to blend that and figure out how it all collides. For me, it’s like being that crossover girl. I’m so proud of my Palestinian roots, but I’m so proud to be an American girl, too.

— You’ve recently mentioned that you want to focus more on rapping than singing because you have so much to say to the world. What messages do you hope to convey through your music?

— I’ve always been rapping and singing. I think for me, I’m a super artist, so I have moments where I want to rap more, and I have moments where I want to sing more, and that’s how I want to express myself.

It’s just about being honest with those emotions. Sometimes rapping allows me to be a little bit more aggressive and honest—or just talk my shit, like I say. But then singing allows me to really explore my different sides, which is really fun, too. I’m always going to do both.

But now I’m definitely exploring more of my rapper side—my alter ego. Her name is Jasmine. She’s very much like Disney princess Jasmine, caring about the world and her people. But she’s trapped out, you know—she’s a street girl.

I really am a very well-put-together person, and I always try to keep it clean and politically correct. But Jasmine really doesn’t give a fuck, and I just love that about her. She’ll say anything and do anything at any given moment. She’s unapologetic and is the side of me that doesn’t care what people think—but cares deeply about her people, the world, and the things that matter to her. She’s a rebel with purpose.

— One of your songs is titled ‘Goddess’. If you were a goddess, what would you be the goddess of?

— Honestly, I am the goddess of love. I think the goddess of love is the main goddess that I like to emulate, but I have an extreme appreciation for all goddesses.

I’m into a lot of mythology, and I am a super godly woman. I believe we’re made in the image of God. God has no gender—God is man, woman, all the things.

Owning your goddess energy means being a godly woman, but also embracing your divine feminine aura. For me, it depends. I’ve tapped into different goddesses—the sirens, Kali, and others who channel both creation and destruction. Emulating that divine feminine energy is what it’s all about for me.

— Lovergirl is set to come out in early 2025, and you’ve said it’s deeply tied to your identity. Could you share more about the themes and inspirations behind it?

— My first official single was called ‘Love Is’. When I started my journey, I knew my first project needed to be about love.

I feel like we’re in our soft girl era, and Lovergirl is about putting a name to that identity. It’s for all the soft girls, but it’s also about owning your full complexity. I’m emotional, crazy, sexy, sultry—but also empowered, strong, nurturing, and a powerhouse. Women are so versatile, with so many sides to us. I think Lovergirl is about showing that all of those sides make us whole, and none of them are “bad.” All of those things make you who you are.

I also love that Lovergirl has “love” in it. My production company is called Love X. My first single was ‘Love Is,’ and my first project is Lovergirl. Love is the throughline in everything I do.

— You’ve spoken openly in interviews about your experience living with MS. How has this journey shaped your creativity and your artistic philosophy?

— I think that for me, it’s just given me more purpose. It’s kind of like when you go through something like that, it makes you really be able to relate to all kinds of people who go through things.

It’s not easy. It’s really hard. But for me, it’s definitely changed my life in so many ways and made me a different woman. And taking actually healing so seriously because you don’t want to live as a sick girl.

I work on myself and my body and my health and mind, body, soul. And I found so many ways to heal. I think that’s something that I can’t wait to share with the world, is how many ways we can heal our bodies.

And it’s been just like a blessing for me. So honestly, everything in life — you can see it as a curse, or you can see it as a blessing, depending on how you go about it. So for me, I’m trying to just look at the cup overflowing and never half empty, you know.

— What advice would you give to young women navigating the music industry?

— I love that question. I think it’s about knowing yourself and knowing that you’re talented and you have everything that it takes and believing in yourself. I think that when you believe in yourself, and you know yourself, and you know you got it, no one can take that away from you. 

We’re finally seeing how much it is a corrupt game. And I think that people want to change. Now, I want to become more in a space where I want to be able to help artists, put them on. I have a lot of women on my team now. It’s a male-dominated industry, but it’s about finding people who care about you and your well-being and who care about your vision and don’t want to change you and change your vision.

You stay true to yourself, not letting anybody shift that. I think that that’s the most important thing. Authenticity, the highest frequency, it’s higher than love.