HYPHEN
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Whelan’s Upstairs • Thur 15th May 2025
Hyphen had an unusual start in music – he worked in finance. Depressed and feeling a lack of purpose, Hyphen was looking for a way to express himself. His new found love of rap helped deal with depression and found a new sense of purpose. He is now a BBC Futuresounds artist and cosigned by Yungblud, Saweetie and Jay Sean.
His Yungblud and Jay Sean cosign were both on verses he wrote on his experience of racism and the lack of British Asian representation in music, a topic he is passionate about.
He also uses his music to spread a positive impact, speaking to schools across the UK on his experiences of being suicidal himself and eventually finding optimism – his talks have received BBC News coverage and also support from some of the largest mental health organisations in the UK, including the Charlie Waller Trust. He is also a mental health representative for Formula-E.
The online content he’s made on the topic has reached millions of people, with 5 million likes on TikTok and over 1 million streams on his music.
Having been tipped as ‘The Future of British Asian Hip-Hop’ by BBC Asian Network featured in the Evening Standard, playing Reading & Leeds and Latitude festivals Hyphen’s songs have been featured on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, New Music Friday, as well as a number of other high profile Spotify Editorials.
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TICKETS
€16 available online from Whelan’s – 50c per ticket service charge applies.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best (€5 cover charge), plus Late Bar