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Three rising stars of Irish hip-hop 7th Obi Relea
sed last year, the Waterford rapper’s debut album Taxi Club hasn’t received onetenth of the attention it deserves. Produced entirely by LHK, Taxi Club is a lurid set of sinister keys, rattling drums, and 7th Obi’s hazy, autotune-drenched vocals. Nealo This ex-punk musician’s pivot towards rap saw him nail down a jazzy, slow-burning aesthetic on last year’s strong October Year EP. Recently released single Just My Luck, though, has seen the Dubliner work in more melodic R&B influences too. Why-Axis Completely out of step with anything else out there right now, Why-Axis blazes a madcap sound build on tweaked-out electronics, strange melodies and tweaked-out vocal croons that sit somewhere between rapping and singing. 79