Rich Kwame Amevor[2][3] was born to Ghanaian parents in Auckland, New Zealand, and migrated to Australia at the age of two with his family.
[3] thatboykwame first rose to prominence following a 2016 ASAP Ferg concert in The Metro Theatre, at which he was invited on stage to perform freestyle rap.
In March 2017, he released his debut EP Lessons Learned, about which he said "I talk about things that I've dealt with... feeling low sometimes, like you're not worth anything, and I just pour that out through an artistic form in hopes that people will relate to it".
[citation needed] He supported a range of artists on tour, including Migos, 6lack, Skepta, AJ Tracey, Peking Duk, and Tkay Maidza.
His music has been described as having the experimentalism of all genres through unique storytelling, production, lyricism, visuals and theatrical components that seamlessly create a captivating experience by the principles of open-endedness and nonlinearity.