Charles Andrew Swatton
born December 17th, 1990
Andover, Hampshire, England
Born and raised on a council estate by a single mother who held down two jobs just to put food on the table, Charles grew up knowing how to appreciate the little things in life. He may of had less than others apart from what was handed down to him from his cousins but in his spirit he knew he was rich.
His first memory as a child was being homeless and living out of black bin bags, he was birthed into the world with very little but knew he was blessed and that God had destined him for something great. Growing up in his early teens his mother got married and his life began to changed, his stepdad was a musician and made a decent side living gigging up and down the country. Charles from a young age would travel with his step Dad and this is where his love of music truly began.
Upon leaving school he realised early that the world isn't what he was taught to believe, he understood that he was lied to and then became hungry for knowledge. He began to use poetry to expose and express the injustice within the world. Whilst in visiting his father in Nairobi his real journey as an artist began back in 2012, he then went on to develop his craft as a conscious rapper.
He began studying the culture and became somewhat of a scholar that studied Hip Hop's history and the forefathers that came before him. He later joined The Temple of Hip Hop and Zulu Nation and went on to make moves on the music scene independently. Offers came knocking but he knew they could never give him his worth so he decided to create his own label in 2022, he then went on to work on his debut solo album in West London, Shepards Bush area..
