Ish Kevin’s album, BST, was released on September 21, 2023. The album’s title stands for “Blood, Sweat and Tears.” In the album, Ish Kevin includes fun and upbeat songs bragging about his status, asserting his toughness in tracks such as “Kill’em Wit It,” as well as highlighting his mental health struggles in “Addictions.” Ish Kevin and his collaborators rap in French, Swahili, English, and Kinyarwanda over trap and drill-influenced beats.

Ish Kevin is an independent Rwandan artist who is the founder of the East African record label Trappish Music. He was born in 1994 in Rwanda. Many of his songs are meant to inspire Rwandan and other African youths to hustle and make a name for themselves. He serves to be an inspiration to the youth and to highlight Rwandan joy rather than solely difficult struggles.