“KDS" (Kiante D. Smith) is a 20 year old independent artist from Milwaukee, Wl looking to shake the hip-hop/r&b industry up through his music by sharing his stories and experiences of growing up in his era. KDS shares a strong connection of music relating to artists such as Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, DMX, Notorious B.I.G, and countless others of the Hip hop culture promoting change and conscious music.KDS’s music has a deep and dark passion which is not hard to tell that he is driven to let the world know about him which is released as his single entitled ‘’Know Bout Me’’, from his previously released album ‘’This Never Happened’’. The album content shows how KDS stands out and is confident in his music. Though he has doubts and there are times that he is tested, he always pushes through and follows what he stands for and wants to become.