Pouya: Hip-Hop Artist in New York

About Pouya

Pouya is an independent hip-hop artist associated with emo rap, cloud rap, horrorcore, and trap metal, with a large streaming audience and a 1.4M Spotify following. His records move between melodic hooks and hard-edged, self-recorded intensity, drawing from underground rap’s DIY circuits as much as mainstream hip-hop cadence. On “Pouya: The Forever Glades Tour,” he brings that approach to New York City’s Gramercy Theatre, a room that rewards direct vocal presence. His performances favor blunt narrative detail over spectacle.