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Spanish rapper Kidd Keo made a name for himself with his often-controversial flow, melding American trap with outside influences and dropping tracks such as 2016's "Okay" -- a Spanish reworking of Damso's "Debrouillard" -- and his 2018 debut album, Keoland.

Born in Alicante, Spain, Kidd Keo grew up listening to a range of music, from punk to hip-hop, but a move to Toronto, Canada opened his eyes to a more specific, Americanized sound. Returning to Spain, Keo started to release his own music online, racking up numerous views for tracks such as 2015's "Relax" and 2016's "Dirty" with his debut mixtape, Fear the Walking Tape, appearing at the beginning of that year. A slew of tracks followed before his official album, Keoland, dropped in 2018. With Keo's online and social media presence reaching into the millions, he was becoming one of Spain's biggest trap stars, managing to cross into the mainstream with his mix of Spanish and English lyrics and a unique Spanish take on the French and U.S. trap and drill sound. By 2019 he'd signed a deal with Warner Music Latina, with the track "Pitbull" becoming his first release for the label. The following year, he issued his debut EP for the label, Rockport Espacial, which saw him embracing a more Latin-influenced deep house sound. ~ Rich Wilson