# KayCyy

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, 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 within 2025. 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. His debut album, titled Who Is KayCyy?, was released in 2024.
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 |
| KayCyy | Expected release: 2025 Label: BuVision, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Saddest Truth (with Sign Crushes Motorist, as Hiibryd) | Expected release: March 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, streaming |
| TW20 50 (with Gesaffelstein) | 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 (with Gesaffelstein) | Released: May 26, 2023 Label: BuVision, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details :
| Title | Mixtape details |
| Pluman (as KayCyy Pluto) | 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) |
| Never Been So Sure | Expected Release: 2025 Label: BuVision, Columbia 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | CAN | UK R&B | Album |
| "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. |||||||||