King Kanja

King Kanja is one of the most sought-after international recording artists in the world. Born in London to a Kenyan family and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, King Kanja broke out into the music industry after a record-breaking performance in 2009 on BET’s legendary “106 & Park.” He was also nominated at the Afrimma Awards in Dallas, Texas for the “Crossing Boundaries with Music” award alongside International acts, Wale, Wizkid, and French Montana. He has performed all over the world with artists such as Bobby V, Beenie Man, Shaggy, Mr. Vegas, Demarco, Rick Ross, Raheem Devaughn, Kanye West (Glastonbury), Fabolous, Akon, Wyclef and from Glastonbury in the UK to his biggest audience to date in his native country of Kenya, for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s final election rally for over 100,000 people. 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!”