Mark Makora Mbogo (born September 23, 1997), known professionally as KayCyy or KayCyy Pluto, is a Kenyan-American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Born in Keroka, Kenya, to Kisii parents, Mbogo moved with his family to the United States at an early age. Throughout his career, he has released five mixtapes, and several singles with his debut studio album Who Is KayCyy? set to release in the near future. KayCyy has worked as a songwriter and credited vocalist alongside several major artists, including Kanye West, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, and Travis Scott amongst others. Most notably, KayCyy had a large contribution towards the production of West's tenth studio album Donda, writing and recording references for a multitude of tracks.
Early life Mark Makora Mbogo was born in Keroka, Kenya on September 23, 1997. At the age of nine, he and his family moved to the United States and resided in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He attended Tartan Senior High School in the nearby suburb of Oakdale. During school breaks, he spent time in New York City collaborating with other musical artists. After he graduated from high school, Mbogo moved to New York City and later Los Angeles in pursuit of his music career.
Career In 2016, while still in high school, he signed to Alive Productions, a record label founded by music producer Reefa, with him later leaving in 2021. He released two mixtapes, Patient Enough and Ups & Downs, in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Mbogo has worked with multiple other artists, having writing credits on Lil Wayne's album Funeral and Kanye West's single "Wash Us in the Blood".
Mbogo has worked closely with West since 2019. The rappers met through record executive Abou "Bu" Thiam, who later became West's manager, as well as KayCyy's. KayCyy is currently signed to Bu's record label BuVision and Columbia Records and is credited as a performer and writer on West's tenth studio album Donda, including on the single "Hurricane", which topped multiple international song charts.
Mbogo was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his work on Kanye's studio album Donda, and won a Grammy Award for contributing background vocals to the single, "Hurricane" by Kanye West which won Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance. Mbogo released a collaborative EP with Gesaffelstein titled TW20 50 on March 11, 2022, and he released the mixtape, Get Used To It on June 2, 2022. On May 26, 2023, he released his second collaborative EP with Gesaffelstein, TW2052. Mbogo was featured and involved with the songwriting on the song, "Thank God" on Travis Scott’s album Utopia.
Discography
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Album details My Uncle's Radio Expected Release: 2026 Expected Label: AWGE Formats: Digital download, streaming Never Been So Sure Expected Release: 2026 Expected Label: AWGE Formats: Digital download, streaming Who Is KayCyy? Expected Release: 2026 Expected Label: AWGE Formats: Digital download, streaming
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with selected details Title Album details Saddest Truth (with Sign Crushes Motorist, as Hiibryd) Released: April 11, 2025 Label: BuVision, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Extended plays details Pluman 2 Released: January 4, 2017 Label: Alive Formats: Digital download, streaming Plumixes Released: June 22, 2017 Label: Alive Formats: Digital download, streaming Having My Way Released: September 24, 2020 Label: Alive Formats: Digital download, streamingTW20 50 Released: March 11, 2022 Label: BuVision, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming Who Else Would It Be Released: November 11, 2022 Label: BuVision, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming #NewMusicMondays Released: December 7, 2022 Label: BuVision, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming TW2052 Released: May 26, 2023 Label: BuVision, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with selected details Title Mixtape details Pluman Released: February 13, 2016 Label: Alive Formats: Digital download, streaming Vacation Released: August 29, 2016 Label: Alive Formats: Digital download, streaming Pluman 3 Released: February 23, 2018 Label: Alive Formats: Digital download, streaming Patient Enough Released: March 27, 2020 Label: Alive Formats: Digital download, streaming Ups & Downs Released: February 14, 2021 Label: Alive Formats: Digital download, streaming Get Used To It Released: March 26, 2022 Label: BuVision, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming PLUM4N Released: December 24, 2024 Label: Self-Released Formats: Digital download, streaming (Exclusively on SoundCloud) BEFORE I WAS BORN Released: June 13, 2025 Label: Self-Released Formats: Digital download, streaming MIXTAPE V1 Released: October 31, 2025 Label: Self-Released Formats: Digital download, streaming
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USR&B USRap AUS CAN UKR&B "Keep My Spirit Alive"(Kanye West featuring KayCyy, Westside Gunn, and Conway the Machine) 2021 59 28 23 41 51 17 Donda "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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