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Who Is One K Baby? To his fans he may be known as "the next lil Wayne", a phrase first used by Obama, or "the son of lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj", which both One k himself proclaimed to be, after appearing out of nowhere and stepping into the music industry. But where did One K come from? And what gives him the nerve to call himself "the next lil Wayne? So many question rise when speaking on One k Baby, and even more rise when listening to his music. Like how can one unsigned artist make such quality music, with no manager,(until now) {update coming soon} no team, and no outside help.... Drive..
To understand where his drive comes from , you must understand him. Which brings us back to our first question.... Who is One K Baby??? One K was born Kanya Thomas, April 1st, 1991, in Tallahassee, Fl ... its known for being the home of t pain... but to Kanya it was known as a trap... because growing up here with out goals or some kind of dream you would never escape the city or in his case extreme poverty... So before he could even read he decided that no matter what, he would find a way to make a way.
At the age of nine Kanya started spitting rhymes, and by the age of 12 he had made up his mind that music would be his ticket. K went by rap name The Freestyle Kid due to the fact his flow being better when it came directly off the head. K would spend hours at a time freestyling and it would soon become his passion. 3 years later at the age of 15 his life changed forever. Kanya was jumped and knocked unconscious with a bottle while leaving the movies with a friend... Kanya woke up with two of his top teeth missing, and one barely hanging. The accident forced kanya to have to stay home until he could get the damage done to his mouth repaired. During this time Kanya was home-schooled and had more time to focus on music than ever. It was then when he started teaching himself fl studio, and how to make beats.
It was also during this time when his biggest influence Weezy started his mixtape marathon. Realizing then that mixtapes were becoming bigger than albums, Kanya started putting together ideas for future mixtapes he would one day release. New years eve 2008 Kanya recorded for the first time under the name 1 yung K with a group of his friends who called themselves the Set It Off Boiz (SIOB). He later adapted the name One K Baby, and gave himself the alias DYIC (Da Yungest In charge) due to him starting out at a young age and his flow being about having fun.
Now 17, 1K had decided to continue to write but hold off on pursuing his career until graduating high school. In 2009 Kanya finished high school earning his GED and high school diploma through life skills center. Upon graduating kanya got invited to move to Miami with his uncle during the summer. Kanya saw this as an opportunity to get his music in the hands of someone to get it in the hands of lil Wayne and cash money. Upon getting to Miami he was convinced by his uncle to attend college there. During the summer he also met someone who told him he could give him studio time if "he was good".
So after the summer Kanya went back to Tallahassee to prepare to for college. Before returning back to Miami to start college kanya found a studio in his neighbourhood where he would record the song "u cant stop me" and "dyic tha prequel disc 1". Kanya spent all his time in Tallahassee recording and trying to mix and master "Dyic Tha Prequel Disc 1", which was based on his dreams of signing to Young Money, the label created by his childhood hero Lil Wayne.
While there Kanya decided to take up graphic design in order to master his craft and become more versatile. After taking several prep classes K came to the realisation that he was wasting his time. While still taking preps He eventually taught himself photoshop, then later in 2010 how to mix and master his own music.
While still attending college in Miami he met a friend who would introduce him to lil Wayne's recording manager (rerording manager in cash money). He would after mixing and mastering a low quality version of "u cant stop me" give her a copy. Although she liked the song it was not enough for her to make a solid opinion on him. So Kanya put together the best mix of the mixtape entitled DYIC: Tha prequel that he could make, to give to her. But before Kanya was able to reach his goal of getting his songs heard by her or weezy he was sent back to tallahasse by his uncle. K never got to hear how she felt about the mixtape but he was not willing to quit.
He would spend the next year mastering the four elements of hip hop he had learned over the years...(rapping, producing, graphics, and promotion) He would eventually get his mixtape up to a high quality sound by mixing and mastering the tracks himself.... design his mixtape cover to perfection, and learn how to promote and sell himself to his target fan audience.
Now One k is on a mission and even more determined than ever to take it straight to tha top and get signed to the biggest label out YMCMB, and after dropping out of college to focus all his time on his music , One K has stepped into the rap game promoting himself via facebook attempting to reach 1,000,000 likes while proclaiming to be the next best, calling himself the son of Lil Wayne n Nicki Minaj...and now that we have answered the question "who is One K Baby?"... the only question left is not whether One K will get signed to YMCMB, but when?
Bio finished - Uno K Peso
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