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Overview
Kim Kong, born Kimberley Sutherland-McIntosh, is a successful entrepreneur from London has been labelled the richest woman in hop hop by the Rolling Stone magazine and various other "Rich List" titles.

Personal life
Kim Kong was born in the London borough of Camden but grew up in the neighbouring borough of Islington. She was brought up by her mother, a civil servant and father, "a freelance hustler" (her own words) occasionally. She remarks "My dad was a part-time dad until I was about 16, then he gave a damn". She has 4 half-siblings.

The Cutting Ground
She opened her first Hip Hop boutique in London with the vision of "bringing the world's best artists to the Cutting Ground". She states:

This was my dream, to take the music of the world and put it in a place accessible to the world. I wanted a barbers shop but I also wanted a recording studio. I wanted a clothing store but I also wanted a live music venue so I got the Cutting Ground to be all of those things and it worked. I knew the Hip Hop community in London was missing a huge deal so this filled in the gap. We all love clothes, we all love haircuts we all love music. This place has it all"

In the first year, The Cutting Ground hosted artists from Jamaica, USA and the Unites Kingdom.