Kush Kale is a true 90s baby born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. The Midwest is his home and he drew special inspiration for the streets and situations he grew up in. At an early age Kush Kale could be found banding on pots and pans in the kitchen perfecting his drum skills. Any other 8 or 9 year old may have been mesmerized by cartoons, but Kush Kale is far from ordinary. He always loved the sounds of music; percussion, horns, synthetic sounds, and everything else he heard; his focus was the rhythms and beats not so much the lyrics. This changed around the age of 14 or 15 when he was in the studio listening to his uncle record hip hop music. After hours and hours of just listening Kush Kale decided it was time he tried, and the rest was history. Kush Kale has performed in front of large and small crowds; from outdoor festivals to clubs and bars. Kush Kale is a hungry artist with dedication to become great at anything he does. Be ready to give Kush Kale his piece of the spotlight because this star is ready to shine. Kush Kale has performed at the Columbus Commons in from of about 5,000 people, Newport Music Hall, Skully’s Music Diner, Magic City in Atlanta, GA; he’s also performed in cities like Los Angeles, St. Louis, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh. Kush Kale has a sound that is unique and resonates with the new age millennials. You can hear influences of Future and Travis Scott in the way he delivers his lyrics, but his biggest influence is real life situations and the day-to-day life on the street. Kush Kale’s music can elicit feelings of good vibes and struggle vibes at the same time, taking you on a journey that is rooted in real life. Kush Kale likes to tell stories and he sometimes “gets into my feelings” to better connect with his fan base. Kush Kale is ready to take on the world and show everyone he is here to stay, Are you ready world?

Kalilujah is a hip-hop artist from Columbus, Ohio; but simply putting this mastermind inside a box is just unfair to his potential. As a performer, producer, rapper and host, he brings an energy and style that the industry has been missing. His subject matter is about his lifestyle and where he come from. During his childhood he would travel back and forth from the West Coast to the Midwest, giving him an experience that is expressed through is music. He brings a blunt, in-your-face style to music and looks for the beauty in everything. This allows him to experiment with his music and bring forth something new for hip-hop.

Kalilujah (Kali) looks to “Push people to do more, push us to do better” because this is our environment, our ‘hood, our world; so we need to shape it with the talents that we have. Kali has his own unique style but admits to listening to NWA, 2Pac, Jay-z and Gucci; giving him an influence from both coasts and the south. Kali’s dad was musical and got Kali listening at an early age, but Kali just saw it as something fun, just something to do. But that has changed and Kali is taking this as serious as ever.

Kali remembers performing with his brothers at Skully’s and the crowd was going crazy; but he wasn’t nervous, he felt right at home. He felt history was being made that night and he is ready to make his mark. Kali doesn’t “catch the wave, it comes to me.”