Anik Khan

[2][3] Khan moved to Leesburg, Virginia with his family in his early in high school and began spending his time making beats on FL Studio.

Khan later attended Full Sail University in Florida, studying recording arts engineering.

[4] In Queens, Khan would attend day parties where he met many West Indian people, which would go onto influence his music.

[4] With Fadia Kader, Def Jam's director of brand partnerships and strategic marketing, as his manager, Khan created a musical project and was on the verge of a record deal.

After the release of these singles, Khan's career started to slowly take off with his music being played by Ebro Darden on Beats 1 radio and doing college tours around the country.

[13] Representing immigrant pride, the video features "hijabis with AK's, sports cars AND rickshaws, and black and brown people flourishing and living their best life", according to Khan.

[14] The release of Kites was a commercial success and led to multiple offers for Khan to tour in European cities such as London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Porto.

[1] However, due to his immigration status and lack of American citizenship, Khan had reject the tour offers.