Hare Squead are an Irish rap duo from

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Career

Hare Squead's music has been described as a combination of trap, rap, R&B, pop, jazz and electronic music. They formed in 2013 as a trio, singer Jessy Rose and rappers Tony Konstone and Lilo Blues (formerly known as E-Knock). Their first single, ''If I Ask'', was released in 2016 having just been signed to

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and supporting

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. In 2016, they toured as the supporting act for

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. In 2015, they played at the Body and Soul stage at

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and Hard Working Class Heroes festival. Rose left the group in 2017, citing his mental health as the reason for leaving. This resulted in the group leaving Columbia Records. Konstone and Blues moved to London to pursue their career as a duo, releasing the single ''100 Miles'' in 2019. The duo were featured in a live social media broadcast of London Mayoral candidate

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who was live streaming as he canvased for votes. They released the single ''Minor Gangsters (Gully)'' in 2019, inspired by their encounter with Stewart who had referred to them as "minor gangsters". They later spoke out about the conversation, stating that Stewart was being "opportunistic" in approaching them to take part in the video, and

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stated that Stewart had been racist.

Discography

* "If I Ask" single (2016) * "Long Way To Go" single (2016) * "Herside Story" single (2016) * "Loco" single (2016) * ''Supernormal'' EP (2016) * "Herside Story" remix single (2017) with

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* "Flowers" single (2017) * "Pure" single (2017) * "100 Miles" Single (2019) * "Petty" single (2019) featuring Shauna Shadae & Wusu * "Meeting With Myself" (feat. Jay Prince) single (2019) * "Minor Gangsters (Gully)" single (2020) * "Baeboo" single (2020) * ''Superweird'' EP (2020) * "Disloyal WTF" Single (2020) * "Late Night Flex" (with Shauna Shadae) (2022)Hot Press, 2022-06-09
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* *{{Instagram, HARESQUEAD Musical groups from Dublin (city) 2014 establishments in Ireland Irish hip hop groups Black Irish people Irish musical duos