Her parents initially wanted her to study something more academic,[2] but by the time she was 19, she began working as a Dj and entered the field of entertainment.
Lee Kasumba also began writing for Centric Magazine, hosted the Price of Fame panel with Quincy Jones and interviewed Tony Blair for the first ever 'MTV Base Meets'.
Due to her love and relevance to the culture, she's been labelled the 'First Lady of Hip hop' in South Africa.
[5] She's exclusively interviewed various International hip hop acts, including Damian Marley, K’naan, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, Eve and Praz of the Fugees,[6] and hosted the Live 8 and the "Mixtape Interviews" with Missy Elliott.
[10] She is the owner and co-founder of Harambe Africa, which aims to link African Youth together through hip hop music.