2hollis Returns with “Hurt,” First New Music Since 2025’s *star*

After a year of near-silence and scattered, untraceable releases, 2hollis has resurfaced with “Hurt,” his first official single since 2025’s star. The track arrived today (July 22) following a cryptic text message to fans, which circulated online last month and was quickly decoded as a release date. It’s also the first public studio material since the hyperpop rapper’s debut album landed on several year-end lists, including our own.

“Hurt” was previewed during his Primavera Sound set earlier this year—a performance that drew attention for reasons beyond the music—but its studio version sharpens the contrast between chiming hooks and sudden swerves into noise. The production leans away from the bright EDM frameworks that gave star its immediate appeal, gravitating instead toward a darker, house-informed pulse. Screams pierce through clattering percussion, while melodic fragments break apart under layers of distortion. It’s a deliberately off-center piece, less built for easy consumption than for the chaotic visual language of the self-directed video that accompanies it.

The track’s real signal is its designation as “the first taste of something bigger,” suggesting a new full-length is on the way. For now, “Hurt” lands as a terse, disorienting re-entry—reasserting 2hollis’s presence without retracing old steps.