KING ISO

King Iso starts conversations. He isn’t afraid to speak his mind, tell his story, make people a little uncomfortable with his honesty, or body any beat in his path. By projecting such fearlessness, he challenges everyone to grow with him. He already knows where he’s been and who he is, but he’s really creating who he will be (and how he’ll be remembered) via his music. With a rough childhood, stints in the hospital, seasons of homelessness, addiction, and suicide attempts in the rearview, he pushes forward out of the darkness and ignites his own light as a Gold-certified rapper, producer, and entrepreneur. That light only grows brighter on his seventh full-length LP, Ghetto Psycho [Strange Music]. Rising up out of Omaha, he has steeled his nerves and vision to make this kind of statement. You can follow his quiet rise across World War Me [2020], Get Well Soon [2022], and iLLdren [2023]—hailed by Kansas City’s The Pitch as “his most personal endeavor so far.” He punctured the mainstream by appearing on one of the most successful independent rap songs in history, “Face Off” with Tech N9ne, Joey Cool, and Dwayne Johnson. The Platinum-certified anthem has generated over 215 million Spotify streams. Additionally, he produced Tech N9ne’s “Red Kingdom,” which has surpassed 57 million Spotify streams and achieved Platinum status. He has additionally received acclaim from VIBE, Rolling Out, V13, Music Existence, AllHipHop, HotNewHipHop, Rock The Bells, and others. He cuts deeper than ever in 2025 though. Not unlike Patrick Bateman,he makes a deep incision in the guts of the culture, reaches in, and pulls out a raw truth that’s bloodied, brutal, and beautiful from Ghetto Psycho.