Khao,
born
 and
 raised 
in 
Compton,
 California 
brings
 a
 new 
flavor
 to
 West
 Coast 
rap.
Dubbed 
the 
“Mayor
 of
 Compton”
 by
west
 coast 
great 
DJ 
Quik,
 Khao 
has
 been 
rapping
 since
 the
 age
of
 12.
 Growing 
up
 on
 the 
streets 
of
 Compton
 gangs
 heavily
influenced 
him.
 However, 
he
 makes 
note 
that 
he 
is
 an 
artist
before 
anything
 else 
and
 that 
is
 a
 difference 
that 
Khao
 wants 
to 
 make 
very
 clear.

 In
 2004 
he
 realized
 that 
rapping
 was 
truly 
his 
passion 
and
 he 
has
 been 
focused
 and
 driven
 on
 success 
ever
 since.
 Khao’s
 influences
 come
 from
 much 
of
 the 
West
 Coast 
legends
 such
 as
 Dj
 Quik, 
Dr.
 Dre, 
Snoop
 Dogg, 
Mac‐10,
 WC, 
Game,
 NWA,
 and 
many
 others
 that 
he
 says 
have
 helped
 to 
lay
much 
of 
the 
foundation 
for
 his 
unique
 style. 


 His 
style 
is
 reminiscent 
of
 2Pac ,
Jadakiss
 and
 Fabolous 
combined 
with
 the 
heart 
and
 soul
 of
 Compton.
Upon
 graduating 
high
 school, 
Khao 
took 
his
 style
 to
 the 
South 
to 
attend
 Winston‐ Salem 
State
 University.
 There,
 he
 was
 able
 to 
develop 
his 
individual
 style
 by 
incorporating 
the
 gangster 
rap
 of
 the
 west
with
 the 
cool 
bounce
 of
 southern
 rap
 and
 the 
swagger
 of 
the 
East.
 He
 prides
 himself 
on 
being
 adaptable 
and
 flexible 
as 
an
artist.


 

“Without being versatile you are nothing as an artist I want to reach different audiences not everybody likes the West Coast style, or the East Coast Style, or the Southern style, so I mixed all of them. My music is gangsta, its Southern, and its punch lines like the East. I feel mixing them gives me an advantage over other up and coming artists because I can speak to more than just my hood, I can reach all avenues of Hip‐Hop and not many artists are doing that”
 says 
Khao.



 Khao
 is
 one 
of
 the 
hardest 
working
 artists
 coming
 out
 of
 Los 
Angeles. 
Continuously 
perfecting
 his 
flow,
 he
 writes
 daily
 and 
has
 held 
true 
to 
nurturing
 his 
talents. 
”I gotta stay on top of my game, if not I’ll fall off or slack and I don’t want to do that. When I get in the game I want my fans to be pleased consistently, I don’t want to plateau as an artist”
 says 
Khao. 
Longevity 
is
 always
 on
 the 
mind 
of
 this 
talented
 rapper,
 no
 one
hit 
wonders 
here. 
He 
has
 dropped
 4
 mixtapes 
in
 the 
last
 5
years, 
and
 he 
is
 working 
on 
his
 5th 
with
 a
 twist 
as
 he 
has
partnered
 with
 Revibe, 
LLC
 and 
its 
music
 division.
 For
 booking
information
 contact
 Matt
Mosley
 via
 [email protected]
 for
 more 
information.