Born as Senzo Vilakazi in 1988, Kwesta is a South African hip hop recording artist currently under Raplyf which he co-owns with Kid-X.
Kwesta rose to the mainstream in 2010 after signing to Buttabing Entertainment and released Special Rekwest the same year. He left Buttabing in 2012 to seek independence and released DaKAR in 2013, preceded by his hit single Boom Shakalaka. Kwesta says DaKAR is an abbreviation for Da King of African Rap which he believes he is.
In early 2016 he released his highly successful album, DaKAR II which was certified platinum, by the RIIA.