SAPHYR is a melodic rap artist from South-East England looking to build the presence and reputation of his style within the UK scene. Sampling beats sourced from across the internet, SAPHYR lays down killer vocal hooks and serene harmonies with conviction, producing songs that speak to a generation.

Love, connection, and isolation are the core themes SAPHYR explores through retelling personal experiences and creating fictional worlds and characters. Authentic, passionate and unpretentious, SAPHYR is out here to represent his style of music and share his personal struggles with mental health.

With my music I want to diversify the UK rap scene, I’m influenced by a lot of American artists like The Kid Laroi, I feel like my music bridges the gap. It seems like the UK rap promotion scene isn’t as big as it is in the US, and it feels like it leans really heavily into Drill etc. I want to bring something different and hopefully help kick start a new wave.’  - SAPHYR

SAPHYR’s journey with music started at a young age in an unorthodox place. Whilst attending an anger management class at 6 years old, music was recommended as a way to centre himself- since then music has been an integral part of SAPHYR's identity. Early on, listening to whatever he could get his hands on, like his grandad’s Rock n’ Roll CDs. Later on in his teens with the growth of online music streaming he grew into listening to rap artists.

One of these artists was Juice Wrld, who had at the time recently released ‘Death Race for Love’, just a month before his tragic passing. Juice's story was the spark that set SAPHYR to start creating his own music, realising it is his calling to use his music to communicate his emotions and resonate with people on a higher level. His journey so far has led him to meet his online friend, Midwxst, sign with the youth-led charity label, Tonetic Records, and play his first live show at Where Else? in Margate.  

With over 200 tracks under his belt from previous projects, some of them garnering listener counts in the 10s of thousands, SAPHYR is still grinding- improving his craft and growing into himself as an artist under this new pseudonym. SAPHYR currently has a hugely ambitious project in the pipeline- a trilogy album project called ‘District Zero’ which he plans to release in installments over the coming year. SAPHYR’s first single, ‘Lipton Ice’ is due to drop on 17th November.