[1] Mackampa has named soul singers such as Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers as shaping his musical style.

He toured with Rhiannon Giddens,[5] Lewis Watson,[6] Blanco White, Giant Rooks, X Ambassadors, Jeremy Loops and Amber Run .

[5] His song "Battlecry" was used as the opening theme for the British TV drama Our Girl in its third and fourth seasons, from 2017 to 2020.

[8][9] While Mackampa was planned to headline an international tour[10] and perform at South by Southwest[11] in 2020, both events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was featured in a 2021 Fender campaign alongside Conan Gray, Lucy Dacus, Self Esteem, Faye Webster, SG Lewis, Jesse Rutherford and Danny Felix.