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Birth name | Mark Mbogo |
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Born | September 23, 1997 Kenya |
Origin | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
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Mark Mbogo (born September 23, 1997), known professionally as KayCyy or KayCyy Pluto, is an American rapper and singer.
Born in Kenya, Mbogo moved with his family to Minnesota at an early age. Throughout his career, he has released three mixtapes, two albums, and several singles. KayCyy has worked as a writer and credited vocalist alongside several major artists, including Kanye West, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, and Travis Scott amongst others.
Early life
Mark Mbogo was born on September 23, 1997, in Kenya. At the age of nine, he and his family moved to the United States, specifically to the state of Minnesota. He attended high school in the city of Saint Paul, where he graduated from in 2016. After high school, he left home and ran off to New York to pursue his music career.
Career
KayCyy signed to Alive Productions—a record label founded by music producer Reefa—in 2016.
The rapper has released two of his own studio albums, Patient Enough and Ups & Downs, in 2020 and 2021 respectively. A third album, titled Who Is KayCyy?, is set to be released in 2021.
KayCyy has worked with multiple other artists, having writing credits on Lil Wayne's album Funeral and Kanye West's single "Wash Us in the Blood".
Mbogo has worked closely with West since 2019. The rappers met through Abou "Bu" Thiam, who later became West's manager. KayCyy is currently signed to West's record label YZY SND, and is credited as a performer and writer on West's tenth studio album Donda, including on the single "Hurricane", which topped multiple international song charts.
Discography
Studio albums
- Patient Enough (2020)
- Ups & Downs (2021)
Other charted songs
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"Keep My Spirit Alive" (Kanye West featuring KayCyy, Westside Gunn, and Conway the Machine) |
2021 | 59 | 28 | 23 | 41 | 51 | 17 | Donda |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American rappers
- African-American male rappers
- African-American songwriters
- American male rappers
- Musicians from Minnesota
- Kenyan rappers
- Rappers from Minnesota
- Songwriters from Minnesota
- 21st-century African-American people
- American male songwriters
- Artists from Minnesota
- Artists from Minneapolis
- Culture of Minneapolis
- Rappers from Minneapolis