Kezang Dorji (born October 22, 1989) is a Bhutanese rapper, social worker, and a youth icon.
[2] Kezang is the first Bhutanese artist to be featured on BBC News[3] (2018) and CNN ( The Wonder List with Bill Weir on the episode "Bhutan: The Happiest Place on Earth",[4] 2016).
[5] Hoping for a better life his family moved to a small town in Samdrup Jongkhar called Dewathang.
[8] Kezang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Dzongkha from Sherubtse College in 2012.
[9] While in university, Kezang released an album titled Sherubtse Rockers Vol#1 Make A Difference (2011).
He got his musical break in the Bhutanese movie "Baeyul-The Hidden Paradise" with the song "Gachibey" in 2014.
“And knowing that rappers like Eminem and 50 Cent also came from separated families and that their lives were also filled with challenges before they became successful inspired me to keep moving in my life.
[12] He received a gold medal at the South Asian Youth Summit in Sri Lanka in November 2018.
While in Baylling higher secondary school Kezang stood first in a national level poetry competition in the Children & Youth Festival 2007.
[18] In recognition of his dedication to social work and for making music with social messages Kezang was nominated by International Republican Institute, US to participate in the second annual Generation Democracy Asia Regional Academy, held in Jakarta, Indonesia from December 8–10, 2017.