Who: Hugh Augustine
Conscious Rap
Hugh Augustine is a Los Angeles native independent rapper, community activist, vegan chef, and entrepreneur known for his confessional, deeply introspective lyricism. Over the past decade, Hugh has toured nationally and internationally, sharing stages with artists including Isaiah Rashad, Girl Talk, and Jay Rock, and performing at major festivals such as Coachella, Rolling Loud, Life Is Beautiful, Lightning in a Bottle, Smokers Club, and Day N Vegas. His catalog includes critically acclaimed projects Massimo Ciabatta, Dubious, and 100 Years Later, alongside collaborations with artists such as Syd, SiR, Cocoa Sarai, Buddy, G-Eazy, Warm Brew, Thurz, Skeme, Ye Ali, YG Tut, Airplane James, Iamnobodi, and others. He also appears on the Party In My Living Room Relatives and Cousins, Vol. 1 compilation, which was featured on Billboard.com. Hugh has amassed over 60 million combined streams across platforms and earned a gold record for his feature on Isaiah Rashad’s The Sun’s Tirade. His latest release, Please Wait To Be Seated with D. Sanders, expands his sound with a southern influence while maintaining a distinct West Coast flavor, further solidifying Hugh Augustine as a dynamic and evolving force in hip-hop.