“KING KANJA is one of the most sought-after international recording artists in the world. Born in London to a Kenyan family & raised in the Silver Spring, MD area, KING KANJA broke out into the music industry after a record-breaking performance on B.E.T’s legendary “106 and Park” in 2009 with over 70% of the votes from over 4 million viewers around the world! In 2017 he was nominated at the AFRIMMA awards in Dallas, Texas for the “Crossing Boundaries with Music” award alongside international acts Wale, Wizkid, Maleek Berry, French Montana & Jidenna. He has performed all over the world from Glastonbury in the U.K to his biggest audience to date in his native country Kenya, for former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s final election rally in Uhuru Park for a 100,000 people! He has performed numerous times in the USA including SXSW & the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C with the Music in Me Foundation Intl. KING KANJA throughout the years has acquired a high level of music business IQ which caught attention of Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father) prior to the beginning of his label imprint King Kanja Empire. KING KANJA has also been a longtime Sovereign Brands brand ambassador, which helped gain the recognition of fellow Black Bottle Boys Grammy-nominated Hip-Hop superstar Rick Ross! KING KANJA continues to make history in the music industry pioneering the way for Afrobeats & Amapiano alongside a variety of music icons.”