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Sahtyre
< Sahtyre by Adam Stanzak > Sahtyre performing in Los Angeles, 2023
Background information
Born	Cassidy Howell (1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 Bellflower, California, U.S.
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, alternative hip hop, experimental music
Occupations	Rapper, visual artist, creative technologist
Works
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Alpha Pup Records, Below System Records, EMPIRE, Grenco Science
Website	www.sahtyre.xyz

Cassidy Howell (born September 17, 1987), known professionally as Sahtyre, is an American rapper, visual artist, and creative technologist based in Los Angeles, California. Known for his experimental style and emotionally charged performances, he first rose to prominence through the Project Blowed collective and gained wider attention via battle rap appearances alongside Dumbfoundead in Jumpoff’s World Rap Championships. His breakout mixtape The Buddha (2012) and later releases such as LSD (Saga) (2015) and The Roaring (2020) earned critical attention; The Roaring also prompted a guest editorial in REVOLT contextualizing the album’s themes. Sahtyre has collaborated with artists such as Danny Brown, MURS, and Kimbra, and has been featured by outlets including XXL, Complex, Hypebeast, and The FADER.

Early life

Cassidy Howell was born in Bellflower, California, and raised in the greater Los Angeles area, including Inglewood, Hawthorne, Rialto, and San Bernardino. He attended Eisenhower High School in Rialto and later Millikan High School in Long Beach. He began writing poetry in childhood and started rapping in his early teens, eventually finding a home at the Project Blowed open-mic in Leimert Park.

Career

Sahtyre emerged from the Los Angeles underground hip-hop scene as part of Project Blowed and gained early recognition through Jumpoff’s World Rap Championships, where he competed alongside Dumbfoundead on the West Coast team. His mixtape The Buddha (2012) marked a transition from battle circuits to long-form releases, pairing psychedelic imagery with dense lyricism.

From 2013 to 2020, Sahtyre released a run of projects including LSD (Prelude) (2013), Cassidy Howell (2017), The Gorgeous Darkness (2018), and The Roaring (2020). His releases have appeared via labels and imprints such as Alpha Pup, Below System Records, and EMPIRE, among others. He has also been profiled by G Pen, which commissioned a mural in his honor in Los Angeles painted by Dame (MSK/Seventh Letter).

Sahtyre has toured nationally and internationally, supporting acts including 2Mex, Bad Rabbits, Reverie, Dumbfoundead, and Open Mike Eagle. Festival appearances include Hiero Day, as well as club events documented across Los Angeles. He appeared on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly in 2018. Additional media features include Okayplayer’s coverage of “Expertise” with Danny Brown. In 2022, Sahtyre issued the multimedia audio-visual work “Still High” on web3 music platform Catalog.

Discography

Mixtapes

• High Saht (2009)
• Exclamation Point! (2010, with DJ Zo)
• The Buddha (2012)
• LSD (Prelude) (2013)

Studio albums

• LSD (Saga) (2015)
• Cassidy Howell (2017)
• The Gorgeous Darkness (2018)
• CRYNOWDIELATER (2018)
• Hades (2019)
• The Roaring (2020)
• GONE FOLDER 22 (2022)

Singles and EPs

• “Gettin’ High” (2013)
• “World, Peace” (2016)
• “Night of the Creeps” (feat. Sadistik) (2021)
• “Sqware” (2022)
• “Digits” (2022)
• “BAT OUTTA HELL” (2022)
• “Serpents” (2022)
• “Letterman” (2023)
• “Olympics” (2023)
• “Supa Dupa” (2023)
• “Wess” (2023)

References

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Categories:

• American rappers
• Rappers from Los Angeles
• Underground rappers
• American male rappers
• 21st-century American rappers
• Living people
• 1987 births