The Queenstown born rapper by the of Alter Kay, real name Kwazi Titi has recently released visuals of his thoughtful and brilliant single named “Buffet” aka food for thought. Alter Kay is a singer/rapper/producer who comes from a home where music was loved as his mother was a choral choir conductor. Kwazi started rapping when he was 14 years old and recorded his first track when he was 15 years old, under the pseudonym King Kay. After few months, he changed his stage name to Alter Kay. His parents didn’t really know that he was a rapper, until they saw his performance videos on social media, and they didn’t approve with his music career as it affected his studies negatively.
Thus far in his music journey, one of his highlights was when he was followed by Street Runner (an American Grammy award winning producer) on Twitter, and that gave him confidence in his sound and made him believe more in himself. At the age of 16, he won a rap battle that took place at a Hip hop event that was taking place next to his school.
He was known as one of the best rappers and performers in his hometown. His lyricism was praised by everyone who listened to his music or his freestyles on radio stations. He describes his music as “the mix of the old and new school Hip Hop, with other genres, such as Bounce and R&B music”. He also refers to his music as his diary. Alter Kay lists Kanye West, Eminem, Drake, Chris Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Jay-Z and J. Cole as his top influences.
October 2020, Alter Kay released a mixtape titled “A Teen“, which got over 10 000 streams within six days of its release, getting over 15 000 streams within a month and later got over 20 000 streams. “A Teen” consists of different sounds, such as Rap, Trap, RnB and Bounce music. On “A Teen“, Alter Kay reflects on his life as a teenager, including his love life, friendships and his past experiences. He also raps about what’s happening around the world, like the police brutality and GBV (Gender Based Violence). “A Teen” is by far his most popular project, being played and reviewed in other countries like United States of America, Nigeria and United Kingdom.