Malaki, whose name means "Messenger" is one of Irelands most prolific rapper's. fastest rising hip hop Dont be fooled by the youthful swagger, at 20, Malaki is an eye-witness to the steady disenfranchisement of Irish youth, a theme frequently probed in 2019's brutally honest debut EP Butterfly Boy. Railing against the hard man archetype many Irish boys are raised to uphold he tackles themes of transformation and toxic masculinity with biting quips and astonishing ingenuity wearing his heart proudly on his sleeve. Fair Play and Cavalier display an ability to conceive tongue in cheek lyrics injected with an air of self-aware braggadocio, while Paper Prophecies expose the introspective, more unsure underbelly of a wordsmith at the forefront of his craft.
