Artan
BBC Radio 1Xtra StageSundayTBA
In a scene dominated by the trendy sounds of drill and afrobeats, North London’s Artan offers a sonical breath of fresh air, rapping unashamedly about the trials and tribulations he faces in his life over melodic, progressive rap beats.
Artan burst onto the scene with his episode of the “Blackbox” series in 2016. He then continued to release quality music via platforms such as Mixtape Madness, GRM Daily, and Link Up TV throughout 2016 and 2017; with notable releases including his episode of the “Next Up” series on Mixtape Madness, “Mary” on GRM Daily, and “Circus Show” on SBTV – which today have garnered him over 10 million views on YouTube alone.
ARTAN’s latest single ‘She’s a 10 but’ took the scene by storm becoming one of the most viral songs of the year amassing over 25 million streams and over 100 million views on tik tok in under 4 months. The song peaked at top 5 in the Viral Hits charts l in over 30 countries cementing ARTAN as one of the ones to watch out for in the rap scene for 2023.