The Atlanta rapper blends trap music with Christian morals.
About 1K Phew
Hometown
Stone Mountain, GA, United States
Born
1995
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
Rapper 1K Phew is a protégé of Christian rap star Lecrae who integrates Atlanta’s trap sounds and swagger into his faith-based music.
• 1K Phew grew up in Lithonia, Georgia, approximately 20 miles east of Atlanta. He was raised in a church community.
• In his teens, he sold weed to pay for college. After a botched sale, the rapper’s car was shot at. Surviving the incident reinforced his faith and changed his path.
• He began sharing his personal story and testimonies of faith on mixtapes like 2015’s Sunday Night and 2016’s Life.
• In 2017, he appeared on “Hammer Time,” off Lecrae’s All Things Work Together album, a Top 20 hit on the Billboard 200.
• Upon signing to the Christian rap leader Reach Records in 2017, he became labelmates with Lecrae, Andy Mineo, Tedashii, and Trip Lee.
• In 2019, 1K Phew released two volumes of his What’s Understood album series, showcasing his most polished music to date.
Influenced by 1K Phew1K Phew has influenced the music of Foeva, Bril Abanti, YPG Remi and more.