Swaco tha illest is an underground rapper born that was born in Durham, North Carolina and raised in the DMV. His music is mostly influenced by the music and poetry he had in his home growing up as well as other rappers such as Childish Gambino, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and fellow DMV native Logic. Swaco has been rapping since he was 13 but started to seriously pursue a career in music when he was 16. His first appearance was in a hip-hop cypher on the local news and since, he has released 7 mixtapes three of which are available on all streaming platforms as well as four music videos via youtube channel.