Hailing from the small town of Masterton, K.ONE who is of Pacific Island and European decent. Making a living as a forestry worker for 7 years, he knew the meaning of hard work. It was this same hardworking ethic that he applied to his life-long passion for music, which drove him to hone his craft and record a demo that he then submitted to labels. That very same demo caught the ear of CEO and founder of Illegal Musik, Mark Arona who in turn began to work silently with the small town rapper, building his skill until he was at a level to unleash on the nation.

The rest is history….

Over the past year, K.ONE has secured his reputation as one the busiest artists around! Spending the majority of his time on the road touring the country as well as overseas and Australia is next!

Video directed by: Mark Arona.

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