McKay | |
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Birth name | Akorede Ezekiel Taiwo |
Born | Nigeria | 18 June 1997
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Stomp Media Entertainment |
Akorede Ezekiel Taiwo (born 18 June 1997), also known by his stage name McKay, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.[1][2]
McKay was born in Lagos, Nigeria, where he grew up with his family and in 2013 he and his parents moved to Cape Town, South Africa.[3] In 2015, McKay released an EP titled KINGS and KNIGHTS which has up to fifty thousand downloads.[4][5]
In 2016, he released an album titled Genesis.[6] In 2017, McKay released another EP titled Trappist 1 and also two songs titled “K” featuring King Genesis, and "LIL MOMMA PLEASE" featuring South African artist Tembisile.[7] In 2018, McKay released another EP titled Trappist 2 which was ranked number 2 most streamed artist in South Africa by Spotify with more than 2 million streams on the app.[8]