Kamau Mbonisi Kwame Agyeman was born on February 2, 1991, in Washington, D.C.[1] and grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland.
[13] A Gorgeous Fortune itself came out in July 2016 on Invisible Firm and was followed by a Kamauu summer tour with Lion Babe.
[9][14] In 2016, Kamauu helped co-found "DoloBhana", a multi-disciplinary artist collective that was based in an apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
[17] In March of that year, Kamauu was featured on the Topaz Jones track, "Pleasure Pain Passion".
[19] After a year, he returned with the track "Patiently" as part of the collaborative project, Splash Brothers, which also features Allan Kingdom, Topaz Jones, Haile Supreme, and SIIMBA SELASSIIE.
[20] In May 2019 he began using his current stage name, Kamauu, and was featured on the Marques Martin song, "Dinner Date".
[citation needed] Earlier in the year, Kamauu released two other singles, named "Danger" and "Garden", in January and February, respectively.
A dance mix of the latter song was released in June, along with a fourth single of the year, "WEIDAMINEH", with TrapCellist and Siimbiie Lakew.