Compton's private barber, on call 24/7

Compton sits between Long Beach and South Los Angeles and has produced an outsized share of the country's influential musicians and athletes. Its Richland Farms district still allows horses and livestock on large lots, and the Compton/Woodley Airport has trained pilots for generations.

Artists heading to the studio and families with packed weekends get a clean cut at home, at an hour that suits them. There is no drive across town and no waiting room. Ben arrives at the agreed time, works quietly and leaves the space tidy.

Twenty-four hours. Every day. Every hair type.

Ben holds licenses in barbering and cosmetology in multiple states. Before Los Angeles he built and ran four barbershops, and his chair has since followed entertainers on tour and onto television and music video sets. Rod Wave, Polo G and Lamar Odom are among the names who have sat with him. Fades, tapers, waves, edges and beards are the core of what he does, and he is equally at home with a slicked side part, a textured crop or a fresh set of waves.

Ben knows the neighborhood's rhythm, from Compton/Woodley Airport, Gateway Towne Center and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to the residential streets beyond. He serves ZIP codes 90220, 90221 and 90222 and moves easily into South Gate, Long Beach and Inglewood.

Send a text or make a call to 608-201-7717, any hour. Ben confirms the time, quotes the visit (from $150, $300 standard between 11am and 7pm, adjusted for distance and late hours) and is on his way.