KayCyy

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KayCyy
Birth nameMark Makora Mbogo
Also known asKayCyy Pluto
Born (1997-09-23) September 23, 1997 (age 24)
Kenya
OriginSaint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2016—present
Labels
  • BuVision
  • YZY SND
  • Alive
Associated acts

Mark Makora Mbogo[1] (born September 23, 1997),[2] known professionally as KayCyy or KayCyy Pluto, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

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 Makora Mbogo was born on September 23, 1997,[2] in Kenya. At the age of nine, he and his family moved to the United States, landing at the state of Minnesota. He attended high school in the city of Saint Paul, where he graduated from in 2016.[3] After high school, he moved to New York and later Los Angeles in pursuit of his music career.[4]

Career[]

KayCyy signed to Alive Productions, a record label founded by music producer Reefa in 2016.[2]

The rapper has released two of his own studio albums, Patient Enough and Ups & Downs, in 2020 and 2021 respectively.[5][6] A third album, titled Who Is KayCyy?, is set to be released in 2022.[7]

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".[8][9]

Mbogo has worked closely with West since 2019. The rappers met through record executive Abou "Bu" Thiam, who later became West's manager, as well as KayCyy's.[10][11] KayCyy is currently signed to Bu's record label BuVision and West's record label YZY SND[7] 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.[12][13]

Discography[]

Studio albums

  • Patient Enough (2020)[5]
  • Ups & Downs (2021)[6]
  • Who Is KayCyy? (TBA)

Other charted songs[]

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[14] 		US
R&B
[15] 		US
Rap
[16] 		AUS
[17] 		CAN
[18] 		UK
R&B
[19]
"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.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/801881057/MBOGO%20MARK%20MAKORA
  2. ^ a b c Mbogo, Mark [@kaycyy______] (September 23, 2018). "On this day a real nigga was born