Red Cafe is a rapper on Universal Records (he recently left his old home at Capitol Records) who debuted with his song "May I" off the album the Virus. He was born in 1976 and is a Brooklyn rapper. He is of Afro-Guyanese descent. Red Cafe began his career in a group called Da Franchise (or as often referred to Franchise) with Bed-Stuy artist Gravy and appeared on many Whoo Kid & Kay Slay mixtapes under Franchise. Due to disagreements between the two, they split up and went separate ways. In early 2006, Red Cafe was to release his first major-label debut I Got a Story to Tell, on Capitol Records in conjunction with Mack 10's Hoo Bangin' imprint. However this never eventuated. Red has also contributed to the Coach Carter soundtrack. An underground rapper, his work is not internationally recognized, though he has been rapping on the circuit since the late 1990s. He has ghostwritten many popular rappers over the years. Recently, Red Cafe has recorded a verse to Jim Jones' "We Fly High". This remix has popular underground success, especially in the New York and New Jersey areas.

He is currently signed with Universal Records after leaving Hoo Bangin'.

He was signed by Akon.