UPPBEAT

Blurring the boundaries between high-energy punk and socially conscious hip-hop, this Mayo artist refuses to play it safe, with unapologetically raw anthems addressing everything from mental health struggles to the housing crisis. It’s an approach that’s struck a powerful chord with his online community with over 600,000 Spotify streams on his 2021 track ‘Exhale’.

HEAR: His recent 9-track project HI V!Z

WATCH: The politically-charged video for ‘Landlord’ interspersed with real footage of recent Irish evictions

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