Kayem
Son of a Libyan revolutionary, Kayem is a Chicago-based hip hop artist who was born into the struggle. His father was a political prisoner who helped form a pro-democracy movement after escaping prison. Kayem’s first trip to Libya, after spending a lifetime of advocacy in exile, was filmed in the docuseries “Sing Freedom”.
Yahoo! Music listed Kayem’s showcase at South by Southwest as one of “The 6 Best Things We Saw at SXSW” and he was listed as one of CNN’s “Most Interesting People”. He has also been featured in Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex Mag, The New York Times, NPR, ABC World News, Aljazeera, and more.
Kayem relaunched his career with a name-change after having to step away due to government restrictions. He...