Born and raised in Fort Washington, Maryland, ZVKO discovered a deep love for music at a young age, immersing himself in the diverse soundscape of their hometown. He was fascinated with hip hop culture by the age of 3 listening to rappers like 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy and many more. He started writing raps at 12 years old but wouldn't record his first song until the age of 14 previously going by the names Anxo Jaime and Yung Lippe. At age 15, He would revamp himself and become ZVKO. Similar to the character Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender. ZVKO as he describes his music is "very unpredictable and no one knows what is going to be next." He has many styles of music ranging from hip hip and rnb to Alternative, Pop, and Afrobeats.