Keko (Guyanese rapper)
Keko | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rayon Payne |
| Born | 7 November 1974 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Radio Host/Musician |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Keko was born Rayon Payne,[1] in Guyana and he's known by many names NSX, The Gorilla, Junior Payne just to name a few. He's a radio host who made his mark in radio when he founded the pirate radio station 95Live 95.9[2] in Orlando Florida. Keko hosted a talk show called Afternoon Crash, the station had a strong grassroots following until the FCC [3] stepped in and indicted him for operating a radio station without a license. He was subsequently sentenced to prison 9 months[4] for a federal misdemeanor. Shortly after completing his prison sentence, he founded Myspace Radio.[5] It was his hope to get back into radio, but that was short-lived when Myspace, Inc. filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum over the name, and the National Arbitration Forum[5] ruled against him. With his frustration with radio he wanted to try something new, so he tred his skills at talent management and he began representing the NY Giants [6] player Jay Bromley [7] which was a rocky start with scandal Jay Bromley[8] was accuse of rape. But it wasn't long Keko was back into the space which he is more comfortable and that is radio. In 2018 he started doing the Folksalert Podcast [9] which is available on all podcast platform.
Radio career
[edit]- 95Live: 1998 – 2002
- Myspace Radio: 2004 – 2007
- Gotfolks: 2005–Present
- Folksalert: 2007–Present
In 2019 Keko release Gorilla Pimping album a combination of the best of his podcast and music from well known recording artist such as Compton Menace, 2eleven, Freddie Gibbs, Mouth Piece just to know a few. The song Folksalert [10] which was inspired because of the Folksalert brand is a well known song with pimps.[5][9][11][12]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2019 Gorilla Pimping[13]
Singles
[edit]- Folksalert
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Return of the pirate king". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ Hinton, William Dean. "Rebel without a pause". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ FCC
- ^ "Rayon Sherwin "Junior" Payne Sentenced to Prison for Unlicensed Radio Operation". Federal Communications Commission. 25 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Myspace LLC v. MYSPACE RADIO, LLC". National Arbitration Forum. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ NY Giants
- ^ Jay Bromley
- ^ "Giants defensive tackle Jay Bromley steadfastly denies he tried to rape woman in Midtown hotel, police investigation ongoing". NY Daily News.
- ^ a b "Folksalert on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Preddy Boy P x Pooh Hefner - Folks Alert ft. BlueJeans (Official Video). YouTube.
- ^ "Gorilla Pimping". January 15, 2019 – via open.spotify.com.
- ^ Hinton, William Dean. "Rebel without a pause". Orlando Weekly.
- ^ "Gorilla Pimping". All Music. Retrieved 17 December 2021.