Whokr

Born Kaalan Rashad Walker, “KR” brings a refreshingly honest new voice and sound to Hip Hop.
While he only has lived 20-years of life experience to draw inspiration from, his passion, insight and talent prove that he has what it takes to succeed.

The road to becoming the evolving artist that he is today has not been an easy one for KR. Though born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina until the age of 6 he and his single Mother relocated to Southern California, however they constantly moved from city to city around the Los Angeles area & suburbs due to her career. While adjusting to new schools caused him much isolation, KR found solace in his music. “ I talked to the music, created music and connected with the music. The music made me comfortable being by myself, because I always felt like someone was there.”

The day after his High School graduation, KR began diligently studying YouTube videos to learn how to record and mix his own music. It wasn’t long before he began releasing his music content via SoundCloud, and with each song debut, KR progressed as an artist at an astonishing rate. Creating what he named the “I$0Lyf3” movement over three mixtapes, his lively, introspective raps have elicited comparisons to Chance the Rapper, Childish Gambino and Kendrick Lamar.

KR explains the acronym: “The ‘I’ stands for me. The ‘S’ is a dollar sign symbolizing ‘I need to make my own money, to be financially stable and independent.’ ‘O’ represents my small circle. And I spelled ‘Life’ ‘LYF3’ because life is filled with lies, you see failures and experience.”

In 2014, KR appeared in Source Magazine’s “Unsigned Hype” and XXL Magazine’s “The Breaks” Column. He has also been featured in several press outlets and music blogs such as: MTV’s Rap EFX, Mass Appeal, Complex, LA Weekly, 2DopeBoyz and more.

His talent has been recognized by industry peers as well, and in the past year alone, KR has received numerous invitations to perform and tour with fellow hip-hop artists such as: Snow The Product, Alex Wiley, Hopsin, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Chris Webby, ASAP Ferg, School Boy Q, Isaiah Rashad, Mod Sun, Waka Flocka and G Eazy.

So who is KR? In his own words “A misguided individual who fell in love with music through pain. Music could understand me, didn’t depress me, and didn’t cheat on me. As an artist, I want you to feel my music so you can have a deeper connection to me.”

Scheduled to release in the early new year is his next album which is currently untitled, is a mix of diverse and unique musical styles while showcasing KR’s his vocal ability along with his his lyrical flow.