Malaysian "Sadboi" AlexTBH is happy to stay sad

Sadboi musician AlexTBH has been enjoying a string of recent success that probably makes it hard to stay sad these days. Photo: Filepic

The term “sadboi” is part aesthetic, part music genre – it refers to R&B and rap music by male musicians with a decidedly sad but romantic streak. Some of the better known acts of the genre include mopey American rapper Drake and Swedish rapper Yung Lean.

Malaysian artiste AlexTBH (TBH stands for “to be honest”) is also gaining popularity as a sadboi musician, but he is probably finding it harder and harder to stay sad these days.