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Kevin Kejuan Cathey (born August 13, 2001), known professionally as Kilo Kevv (also known as simply Kilo), is an American rapper, dancer, and songwriter. In 2019, Cathey would release independent music locally and online, and steadily gain a cult following through his work. In late 2019, Cathey created 187 Music, which he would use to distribute mixtapes. His singles include "Lets Get It Settled", "Moneyybagg Floww" and "Refurbishment".

Early life

Kevin Kejuan Cathey was born on August 13, 2001, in Chicago, Illinois. Kilo was raised mainly by his father. He would travel back and forth to Dumas, Arkansas, where his mother and sisters resided. While there, he began writing lyrics for his debut project. He wrote and released his first feature to Soundcloud in October of 2016, titled "Computers", under the name K-One.

Career

2016: Kilo Kevv in the Beginning

Kilo first began producing music with a headphones and his iPhone in his closet, when he was fourteen years old. He released his project,Â ComputersÂ in 2016 to Soundcloud. A string of other projects followed includingÂ CalvinKiloTape,Â Kilocation, andÂ The Adventures of Spike & Kilo. Kilo is continually attracting attention with his December 2019 EP,Â ''Prod. By LEO''Â which featured fellow Chicago producer, Leonard Smith. A few weeks later, Kilo released another single titledÂ MedicationÂ on January 1st, 2020.Â Kilo's quick rise to popularity could also be attributed to his instagram freestyles in early 2019, in which he soon developed into projects. Although Kilo has never paid for promotion, his freestyles attracted a lot of attention.