In 2012 he won a BEFFTA award in the category of best international act beating other African music heavy weights such as Zahara, Camp Mulla, Cover Driver, D’banj and Grace Galaxy[6] Masautso Nkhoma was born in 1986 in Kitwe.

In 2000 he met Mainza who helped him record his first single "Wekatemwika" [4] Ruff Kid's music career started in 2000.

The song was an immediate success earning him the number 1 spot on the African international music charts on Channel O and the Urban Massive show.

[citation needed] Ruff Kid's second album gave him the opportunity to tour Southern Africa.

[4] In 2012 he added the BEFFTA Awards to his list of achievements in the category, best international act, beating other African music heavy weights such as Zahara, Camp Mulla, Cover Driver, D’banj and Grace Galaxy.

[6] In late 2013 Ruff Kid released his fourth studio album titled the Naked Truth.