King Akil

BAYBROTHA A.K.A. AKIL



A SINGER WHO PLAYS THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR, A TALENTED PRODUCER AND RAP ARTIST WHOSE WORDS ARE POSITIVE AND MOTIVATING. BAYBROTHA GET'S HIS NAME FROM GROWING UP IN BAY AREA NEIGHBORHOODS IN RICHMOND, OAKLAND, BERKLEY, AND SAN FRANCISCO, HE LEFT HOME AT 13 AND WAS LOST IN THE STREETS AS MANY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY. BUT HIS VISION, HIS DEEP PASSION FOR HIS PEOPLE, AND HIS GIFT OF WORDS, INSPIRED HIM TO BE A VOICE OF CONSCIENCE.
DESPITE RAPPING FOR YEARS, BAYBROTHA AKIL RELEASED THE (SERIOUS) CD IN 2007 AND MADE #3 ON THE GarageBand.Com ALL TIME RAP CHARTS. THE SERIOUS ALBUM HIT A CHORD WITH LOCAL LEADERS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE 100 BLACK MEN OF SACRAMENTO ADDED THE SONG "YOU'RE A MAN NOW" TO THEIR WEBSITE BECAUSE OF THE POWERFUL MESSAGE TO YOUNG BLACK MALES. BAYBROTHA WAS INVITED TO SPEAK AT SUSAN TAYLORS PRESS CONFERENCE DEC 2008 FOR THE LAUNCH OF HER N. CALIFORNIA CARES MENTORING MOVEMENT.
OTHER PERFORMANCES INCLUDE: THE MLK DAY CELEBRATION 2009, THE BLACK EXPO GOSPEL STAGE 2009, THE NAACP 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AWARD CEREMONY AT SACRAMENTO, SENATOR DARRYL STEINBERG'S "PASS PORT TO SUMMER" YOUTH EVENT, THE 100 BLACK MEN'S "YOUNG MALE CONFERENCE" IN FRONT OF 900 YOUNG MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE SACRAMENTO SWEET POTATO FESTIVAL WHERE THE HOST: PETRI BYRD HAD BAYBROTHA PERFORM AN ENCORE.
AKIL BEGAN THE HOME GROWN SOUL SHOW AUG 2008. WITH A GREAT TEAM AND A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK, THE HOME GROWN SOUL SHOW BECAME THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WEEKLY SOUL MUSIC SHOWCASE SACRAMENTO HAS SEEN. AKIL IS NOW THE HOST OF THE HOME GROWN SOUL RADIO SHOW ON V101.1FM. THE MISSION OF THE RADIO SHOW IS TO BE THE BEST PLACE TO FIND INDEPENDENT SOUL ARTISTS.
BAYBROTHA IS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. BAYBROTHA IS AN EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE SACRAMENTO NAACP, AND FOUNDER/PRESIDENT OF URBAN FATHERHOOD NETWORK. HIS MISSION IS TO REPAIR AND HEAL OUR COMMUNITIES BY CREATING EDUCATION & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND REVITALIZING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AKIL'S IS A MAN WITH A MISSION, AN ARTIST WITH PASSION, AND FATHER WITH DETERMINATION. LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC, SUPPORT HIS CAUSE BY BUYING A SONG, OR CD AND IF YOU LIKE HIS WORDS, HIS MESSAGE, AND HIS MISSION. TELL A FRIEND!