Chef 187 | |
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Born | Kondwani Kaira 23 May 1986 Chingola, Zambia |
Other names | Numeral Uno • Lyrical Sensei |
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Spouse | Yolanda Kaira |
Relatives | Macky 2 (brother), Towela Kaira (sister) |
Musical career | |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Alpha Entertainments |
Kondwani Kaira (born May 23, 1986), known professionally as Chef 187, is a Zambian hip hop musician, a former Infinix ambassador and former Proflight ambassador [1] [2] from the Copperbelt Province signed under Alpha Entertainments Music. A younger brother to Macky 2.
Chef 187 first showed interest in music when he was 5 but he only considered it as a career in 2003 after seeing his elder brother Macky 2 [3] become successful in the music industry over the years. In 2005 he recorded his first song. In 2011 he collaborated with Macky 2 his older brother, performing a diss track entitled "I Am Zambian Hip-Hop", targeted at rapper Slap Dee of XYZ entertainment records.
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