slayr

Half Blood Tour
SLAYR
SUN, 30 AUG 2026 at 08:00PM EDT
Ages: All Ages
Doors Open: 07:00PM
OnSale: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 at 10:00AM EDT
Announcement: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 at 12:00PM EDT
Born Evan McDonald, slayr began recording music at the age of 11, learning how to produce using instruments his mother got him and taking early influence from Japanese American rock band Crush40 and fellow Philly rapper Lil Uzi Vert. He first began to build momentum in the rage rap space in 2022 with debut project lost files (exclusives), gaining attention on TikTok with tracks such as “Snakeman” and “FOURTH GEAR CYPHER” with Yung Fazo. After releasing a steady stream of singles, EPs and mixtapes, it was his seventh tape Half-Blood that propelled slayr from relative obscurity into an underground favorite, in large part due to an outpouring of viral YouTube reaction videos. Half-Blood and its deluxe BloodLuxe received praise from Pitchfork, The FADER, HotNewHipHop, Anthony Fantano and more. So far this year, slayr has made his festival debut at Rolling Loud, was named SoundCloud’s Ascending Artist of April, shared a music video for “Eyesight” directed by Cole Bennett, and dominated Summer Smash with a standout performance and special guest appearances at Skrillex, Tiffany Day, ezcodylee and PlaqueBoyMax’s sets. Still to come for slayr in 2026 is the Fabula Nova mixtape & debut studio album Seventh Heaven.