WHAT IT IS: Where other acts meander around the surface, this U.K.-based, melancholic rapper burrows into the core of a feeling and emerges from the depths with the roots of an emotion. This past summer, HEX dropped “Too Bad,” “Blow” and “Paranoia”—all while building excitement in the mixshow community, following a U.S. radio promo tour. As for where he’s going next: “I’m in a different place mentally than before. Back when my debut tracks were released, I didn’t [leave] Nottingham. But now I’m here…and now it’s time to make everyone see it.”
ALBUM: Hexagon Project (EP)
RELEASE DATE: Fall 2019
SINGLE: “Paranoia” / to-be-released track “Stay With Me”
LIVE: Opened up for Portuguese hip-hop artist Mishlawi at Lisbon’s Coliseu Dos Recreios in March 2019 for a crowd of 6k; performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall with Grammy-nominated band alt-J in October 2018
INTERNET: 12m+ global streams to date with multiple playlist adds from Spotify’s New Music Friday, Shisha Lounge, Mandem Kings, and Apple Music’s The Plug and New Fire; selected as VEVO Artist to Watch 2019
RADIO: Wrapped up a successful promo tour on East and West Coasts this past summer; supporters and early believers at mixshow, including early adds at Rhythm
PRESS: Complex (“Led by a big melodic chorus and a rolling, bass-fuelled production, ‘Paranoia’ has all the ingredients he needs to take him to the top”), Aupium (“Hailing from Nottingham, HEX massages our reward center in the most bass-heavy, hip-hop fashion with his new single ‘Paranoia’ where he gives us a biting taste of his experience with music industry”), Wonderland, Billboard, HipHopCanada, more
BOOKING: Craig D’Souza/Primary Talent International
PUBLISHING: Dominic Wright for Dominic Wright Publishing Designee (PRS)