He started his music journey in 2013 and released his first single called “Swinging Low” the same year as an English rapper. His inspirational for doing music comes from Tupac, Snoop Dog, Kanye West and Usher. King Illest is a Graduate from ZCAS where he studied Marketing and later Purchasing and Supply.
King Illest won the Ballantine’s True Music Africa competition in 2018 and was chosen to represent Zambia at the Broiler Room Experience in South African the same year after Knocking out the likes of Clique Viral and Willz aka Mr. Nyopole. He was also subsequently named the Brand Ambassador for Ballantines in Zambia.
His “King of the South” title came after Switching to Rapping in Tonga as he was originally called “Killah Da Illest” from inception. He describes his music as the definition of self-expression and originality. King Illest hopes to become the biggest star in African with hopes of winning a BET Award and also a Grammy.