Kwab aka Y.e.S!

I was born in Ghana, Africa where music and poetry was always a strong staple in my family. I was exposed to writing poetry at a young age because my father is an accomplished and published poet. This in turn steered me to head in a creative direction with whatever I wanted to pursue. Also, I had several cousins who lived in the U.S. that would send me tapes or songs of different artists that were considered mainstream at the time. I always found enjoyment listening to hip hop artists tell th...

I was born in Ghana, Africa where music and poetry was always a strong staple in my family. I was exposed to writing poetry at a young age because my father is an accomplished and published poet. This in turn steered me to head in a creative direction with whatever I wanted to pursue. Also, I had several cousins who lived in the U.S. that would send me tapes or songs of different artists that were considered mainstream at the time. I always found enjoyment listening to hip hop artists tell their story through music or just show how they felt with their creative lyrics. At the age of 12, my immediate family and I moved to the United States to try and pursue a better life. We moved all over staying with other family members that lived in New York, Chicago and Las Vegas. Apart from being exposed to culture shock, I was also exposed to different elements and aspects of music. I quickly took a liking to underground rap music because of the wittiness and creativity of their lyrics. Our family settled down in New Jersey where my growth as an inspiring MC began. I ended up competing in rap battles during house parties or impromptu ciphers and took solace in writing about my on goings and experiences. After graduating high school I attended college where I met individuals who were as passionate about music. I joined a Rap/R&B group by the name of Process of Elimination for about 3 years and started recording and producing different tracks on a daily bases. With the help of D. Dolo and Rob McCauley I was able to learn and progress in my craft. Now I have been working on my projects and been working with my main beat maker Josh “J. Rod Beats” Rodriguez and my other beat maker and engineer Dave Evangelist of Imagine Nation. We all work at a fast and diligent pace in order to get a quality product. I have had songs on different mixtapes and also wrote and produced songs for other artists. I pride myself in my songwriting and creativity with each record and I have a different sound that catches the ear thanks to the people I work closely with on my records. Artists I am influenced by but not limited to are Common, Lupe Fiasco, Drake, Epiphany Blue, Kanye West, Jadakiss and Joe Budden. Each artist has a unique element which leads to listeners gravitating towards their sound and I try to emulate that by bringing my own uniqueness to each record. I have a different background than most and I have been through a lot in my lifetime. May it be a song of pain, love, heartbreak or just my nightlife, each song I write is a reflection of a part of me hence the name and acronym Y.e.S! Your entertainment system is me giving each listener a view into my crazy world. Music is my way of painting my picture in each mental canvas and hoping each listener can admire the view with their ears