Igwe Aka
Biographie Igwe Aka
Igwe Aka
Born Anthony Chukwubuike Aka’Naizerigwe, Igwe Aka moved to the United States at a young age. He was raised in the suburbs of Sacramento, California, attending private school before transitioning to public school in his middle and high school years. His immigration to America proved to be formative for his identity as he contended with his Blackness for the first time while also being introduced to a wide array of converging cultural interests held by his peers. This included Pokémon, skateboarding, alternative music, and ultimately rap. This convergence of culture contributed directly to how Aka blends genres within his music. Aka’s stylistic and lyrical journey as a writer and rapper has been heavily influenced by artists such as Ye and Joey Bada$$. It is through these influences that Aka shaped his own authenticity, grounding himself in his own coolness, his own swag, which permeates clearly through his music.
