CBAKL
cbakl
cbakl is a Belfast-based Irish rapper and producer known for eclectic, sample-driven beats drawing from jazz, R&B, soul, house, and garage. He started uploading to SoundCloud at 15 and built an organic following before transitioning to Spotify and Apple Music, amassing over 10 million streams across platforms. His 2019 instrumental album Wisdom Is Misery earned him No. 3 on District Magazine's Top 10 Irish Producers list, and two of his tracks were featured on the RTE/Netflix series Kin. A member of Word Up Collective since 2022, he has collaborated with Chiedu Oraka, Bricknasty, Alicia Raye, and others across Ireland and the UK. In 2026 he is on a run of monthly singles — including NEBRASKA and STOP PLAYING — sharpening his profile as one of the most exciting alternative hip-hop voices linking Belfast, Dublin, and London.
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Bio
cbakl is a Belfast-based Irish rapper and producer known for eclectic, sample-driven beats drawing from jazz, R&B, soul, house, and garage. He started uploading to SoundCloud at 15 and built an organic following before transitioning to Spotify and Apple Music, amassing over 10 million streams across platforms. His 2019 instrumental album Wisdom Is Misery earned him No. 3 on District Magazine's Top 10 Irish Producers list, and two of his tracks were featured on the RTE/Netflix series Kin. A member of Word Up Collective since 2022, he has collaborated with Chiedu Oraka, Bricknasty, Alicia Raye, and others across Ireland and the UK. In 2026 he is on a run of monthly singles — including NEBRASKA and STOP PLAYING — sharpening his profile as one of the most exciting alternative hip-hop voices linking Belfast, Dublin, and London.
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- cbakl·
- Finnbarr·
- LeffJante·
- Chiedu Oraka·
- Rouk3n
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- cbakl