"Still dat bitch."

Cakes Da Killa doesn’t ask for a seat at the table. He builds his own room, then charges cover.

For more than a decade, the New York rapper has carved out a world entirely his own — where razor-sharp bars collide with house, hip-hop and the pulse of the underground. Armed with a rapid-fire flow, wicked humor and undeniable presence, Cakes has built a career on refusing to be boxed in.

Before the industry caught up, he was already there.

From sweaty New York dance floors to stages at Glastonbury, Governors Ball, Sónar and WHOLE Festival, Cakes has taken his unmistakable energy worldwide. His catalog moves just as freely, pairing hard-edged lyricism with club music while collaborating with artists including Honey Dijon, Dawn Richard, Injury Reserve, Justine Skye and Rye Rye.