Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Label: FCB/MADK
Website: www.madkrew.com
Sounds Like: Gabriel Teodros, Waves of the Mind, Suntonio Bandanaz Merchandise, Khingz, Specs Wizard
Genre: Hip Hop
King Khazm is an emcee, producer and community organizer who has become a prominent figure in the Hip-Hop community within Seattle and around the world. His work to engage and empower communities is demonstrated through over 25 years of music, art and community service.
King Khazm has performed around the United States and world including the World’s Fair & Expo (Dubai), The IBE (Netherlands), Galpao Aplauso (Brazil), Festival de la Juventud (Guatemala), and Strictly Street (Malaysia), collaborating as an emcee and producer with artists such as Abstract Rude, Afu-Ra, Killah Priest, Kurtis Blow, Planet Asia, and Sean Price.
Khazm serves as a board member of paralysis support organization The Here & Now Project, manager of the historic venue Washington Hall and executive director of Hip Hop community organization 206 Zulu.
“..what might not present itself at first glance is that the 30-year-old graffiti artist/producer/activist, who also goes by the name King Khazm, is the head of 206 Zulu, one of the Northwest's most respected hip-hop organizations.”
Jonathan Cunningham - Seattle Weekly
“Shy, soft-spoken, and wheelchair bound since childhood, Khazm doesn’t boast about anything, but he’s been instrumental to the Seattle hip-hop scene, so he could if he liked.”
Corey Kahler - Real Change News
“Khazm founded 206 Zulu, the Seattle chapter of Zulu Nation, a Hip Hop organization making waves in the country. The richness of API Hip Hop in the Seattle area is, in part, due to the organizational force of 206 Zulu.
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Dr. Julie Pham - NW Asian Weekly
“For Khazm, hip-hop was the key to building a life on the foundations of optimism and hope.”
Katelyn Hackett - Sound Magazine
“Khazm's own husky flow is stronger, more emotive, and more versatile than many 'round here know how to muster, and his dusty, string-heavy productions are the aural equivalent of foggy Metro windows on a rainy weekday.”
Larry Mizell Jr. - The Stranger
“For years Khazm has worked in the shadows and the trenches, doing the dirty work that needed to get done to help our fledgling Northwest Hip Hop scene develop. For those that know Khazm, not enough could ever be said about his contributions, but he has never been one to seek out the limelight.”
Seaspot
“Included in Khazm's long list of contributions to Seattle's hip-hop community is his role in developing Brainstorm, Seattle's nationally known battle-rap competition. He also produced "Enter the Madness," the breakthrough documentary of Seattle hip-hop culture, and helped to create "Hip-Hop 101,".”
W. John Schroder - The Seattle Times