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| name = Hev Abi
| name = Hev Abi
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|22|2024|5}}
| origin = [[Tomas Morato Avenue]], [[Quezon City]], Philippines
| origin = [[Tomas Morato Avenue]], [[Quezon City]], Philippines
| genre = [[Pinoy hip-hop]]
| genre = [[Pinoy hip-hop]]
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Hev Abi's earliest release on [[Spotify]] was the 2020 single "Pusong Bato", which he followed with an [[extended play]] (EP) titled ''Kwentong Jimenez'' in 2021. In 2022, he released two more records, ''PAUTANG NG PAG-IBIG'' and ''Sakred Boy''.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Abi |first=Hev |title=Spotify {{endash}} Hev Abi - Discography |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4zpGxqF6oI1h3f6Md2v42T/discography/single |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>{{Efn|Although they are classified as albums on [[Spotify]],<ref name=":8" /> most sources refer to ''Kung Alam Mo Lang'' as Hev Abi's debut album. When a ''SCOUT Magazine'' writer interviewed the rapper, they did the same and wrote that ''Sakred Boy'' was an EP.<ref name=":02" />|name=albumnote}} Abi gained mainstream recognition in 2023 when his single "WELCOME2DTQ" slowly spread through [[Word-of-mouth marketing|word of mouth]] and went [[Viral video|viral]] online. On [[TikTok]], it has been used in over a million clips, including by celebrities such as [[Vice Ganda]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Angan |first=Kara |date=October 20, 2023 |title=Hev Abi Drops New Album 'Kung Alam Mo Lang' |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/hev-abi-drops-new-album-kung-alam-mo-lang/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Billboard Philippines]]}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Gil |first=Baby A. |date=February 3, 2024 |title=Pinoy hip-hop is taking over the charts |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2024/02/03/2330430/pinoy-hip-hop-taking-over-charts |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=[[The Philippine Star]]}}</ref> Amassing millions of [[Music streaming service|streams]],<ref name=":22" /> the song became his first on ''[[Billboard Philippines|Billboard]]''’s [[Philippines Songs]] Chart in October. It stayed there for four weeks, entering and peaking at No. 20.<ref group="‡">{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2023 |title=Philippines Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/philippines-songs-hotw/2023-10-14/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Philippines Songs]] |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref group="‡">{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2023 |title=Philippines Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/philippines-songs-hotw/2023-11-04/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Philippines Songs]] |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
Hev Abi's earliest release on [[Spotify]] was the 2020 single "Pusong Bato", which he followed with an [[extended play]] (EP) titled ''Kwentong Jimenez'' in 2021. In 2022, he released two more records, ''PAUTANG NG PAG-IBIG'' and ''Sakred Boy''.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Abi |first=Hev |title=Spotify {{endash}} Hev Abi - Discography |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4zpGxqF6oI1h3f6Md2v42T/discography/single |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>{{Efn|Although they are classified as albums on [[Spotify]],<ref name=":8" /> most sources refer to ''Kung Alam Mo Lang'' as Hev Abi's debut album. When a ''SCOUT Magazine'' writer interviewed the rapper, they did the same and wrote that ''Sakred Boy'' was an EP.<ref name=":02" />|name=albumnote}} Abi gained mainstream recognition in 2023 when his single "WELCOME2DTQ" slowly spread through [[Word-of-mouth marketing|word of mouth]] and went [[Viral video|viral]] online. On [[TikTok]], it has been used in over a million clips, including by celebrities such as [[Vice Ganda]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Angan |first=Kara |date=October 20, 2023 |title=Hev Abi Drops New Album 'Kung Alam Mo Lang' |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/hev-abi-drops-new-album-kung-alam-mo-lang/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Billboard Philippines]]}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Gil |first=Baby A. |date=February 3, 2024 |title=Pinoy hip-hop is taking over the charts |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2024/02/03/2330430/pinoy-hip-hop-taking-over-charts |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=[[The Philippine Star]]}}</ref> Amassing millions of [[Music streaming service|streams]],<ref name=":22" /> the song became his first on ''[[Billboard Philippines|Billboard]]''’s [[Philippines Songs]] Chart in October. It stayed there for four weeks, entering and peaking at No. 20.<ref group="‡">{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2023 |title=Philippines Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/philippines-songs-hotw/2023-10-14/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Philippines Songs]] |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref group="‡">{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2023 |title=Philippines Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/philippines-songs-hotw/2023-11-04/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Philippines Songs]] |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>


Hev Abi's newfound [[social media]] popularity earned him a string of successful singles, including "Para sa Streets", "QC Girls", "and "Lil Kasalanan Shortie".<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last=Llemit |first=Ralph Lawrence G. |date=January 12, 2024 |title=The Best OPM Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/the-best-opm-albums-of-2023 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=[[SunStar Davao]]}}</ref><ref name=":72">{{Cite web |last=Pareño |first=Elijah Timothy |date=November 24, 2023 |title=Rising Rap Star Hev Abi Is a Quezon City Boy Through and Through |url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/music/hev-abi-rap-star-quezon-city-a2740-20231124-lfrm |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire Philippines]]}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Agustin |first=Carl Martin |date=February 14, 2024 |title=To simply make music is the point for rising star Hev Abi |url=https://www.scoutmag.ph/75469/hev-abi-friday-picks-interview/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=Scout}}</ref> He also helped start an [[independent record label]], Downtown Q Entertainment, based in the 1103 area of downtown [[Quezon City|Q.C.]], where he collaborates with other rappers.<ref name=":72" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Saulog |first=Gabriel |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Here Are 6 Independent Labels That Are Changing The Filipino Hip-Hop Game As We Know It |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/market/bottom-line/here-are-6-independent-labels-that-are-changing-the-game-of-filipino-hip-hop-as-we-know-it/ |access-date=May 22, 2024 |website=[[Billboard Philippines]]}}</ref> It has signed the artists Kristina Dawn, gins&melodies, Unotheone, and Simmo,<ref name=":10" /> all of whom [[Guest appearance|featured]] on Hev Abi's debut album.<ref name=":9" /> Fans dubbed Abi "[[Rookie of the Year (award)|Rookie of the Year]]" in [[Pinoy hip hop]].<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":72" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lasin |first=Gelo |date=May 3, 2024 |title=Hev Abi's First Concert: A Rap Star Is Born |url=https://complexphilippines.com/music/hev-abi-first-concert-a-rap-star-is-born/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]}}</ref> In ''[[Rappler]]''<nowiki/>'s list of the year's breakthrough [[Original Pilipino music|OPM]] acts, it called Hev Abi "arguably one of the biggest", since all his 2023 releases had done well.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2023 |title=A year when Pinoy music thrived: Breakthrough OPM acts of 2023 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/pinoy-music-thrive-breakthrough-opm-acts-2023/ |url-access=registration |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=[[Rappler]]}}</ref>
Hev Abi's newfound [[social media]] popularity earned him a string of successful singles, including "Para sa Streets", "QC Girls", "and "Lil Kasalanan Shortie".