Kemba (rapper)

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Kemba
Kemba at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Background information
Birth name	Matthew Jefferson
Also known as	YC the Cynic
Born	(1990-10-21) October 21, 1990 (age 34)
Origin	Hunts Point, Bronx, New York
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Website	kembaland.com

Matthew Jefferson, also known as Kemba, formerly known as YC the Cynic, (born November 21, 1990) is an American rapper from Hunts Point, Bronx, New York. He was named one of the "Top 5 Underground Hip-Hop Artists in New York" by Deli Magazine (2010) and was ordained "DXNext" by the hip hop website HipHopDX (2011). Kemba talks openly about his sense of responsibility to the art form, “It feels like there’s a void in the Bronx, and I don’t necessarily feel like I have to fill it, but I feel like I could."^[1] He was also a feature on XXXTENTACION's final posthumous album, Bad Vibes Forever.