Louis King
Louis King is far more than just a rapper, he’s an activist trying to make a difference in this world — specifically prison reform.
The Los Angeles native describes himself as his latest project: De la West Los.
Hailing from the Westside of LA, Louis is here to make music to uplift the people. He states, “To tell a story of a street dude who’s striving to inspire the youth, the people in my community, and around the world… on some G-s##t though.”
His Instagram bio alone reads: hip-hop touring artist, award-winning creative, world-class athlete, and educator. Aside from his own webpage and music, it also includes the link for aim4theheart.org which implements community-based programs in schools and prisons to give at-risk youth an outlet to express themselves through art. AIM is founded by Leila Steinberg who first discovered Tupac Shakur.
Louis was prone to head down the wrong path given his environment, but he also had football to hold on to. Suddenly, he became known as a spitter on campus as he juggled being a national champion running back.
His life experiences overcoming obstacles and hardships in itself is what drives him to record in the studio any chance he can.
Serving as tour manager for Earl Sweatshirt, Louis has traveled to over 20 countries with artists like Anderson .Paak, Thundercat, Erykah Badu, The Outlawz, and Solange. In addition, he releases more music in one year than any other artist in the rap game. Somehow, he still manages to play father figure to his one-year-old daughter (his number one priority).
Regardless, his whole mantra is to encourage the youth to pursue their wildest dreams and work hard until they get there.