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Kevin Pouya (born December 20, 1994), simply known as Pouya, is an American rapper in the South Florida underground scene. His father is from Iran, his mother from Cuba. He was part of the underground Miami collective Buffet Boys, which he started with long-time collaborator Fat Nick.

Known for his long hair, introspective raps, and fondness of Cadillacs, Pouya has since starting his career in 2012 made a big name for himself in the Florida underground scene. He is influenced by a variety of horrorcore rappers including Cleveland group, Bones Thugs-n-Harmony.

While living with Fat Nick at Nick’s mom’s house, Kevin released his debut mixtape, Fuck It. In an interview with The Hundreds, he talked about what his life would be like if he didn’t pursue music:

Before I was rapping, I was a busboy, so I guess I’d be doing that shit. I’m not gonna sell drugs, ‘cause fuck that. I sold drugs—everyone sold drugs—I sold weed in high school. That’s how I met my DJ, Don Krez from Buffet Boys, because I was selling him weed. I had just started rapping, and he was like, “I fuck with your stuff.” And Yung Simmie.

Kevin has collaborated with multiple big rappers, including Ghostemane, New Orleans duo $UICIDEBOY$, and Rich Brian amongst others. His former fellow Buffet Boys associate Mikey the Magician often produces for him.

Initially, Kevin’s goal in rap music was to distance himself from traditional underground rappers and rap about his background of poverty but has since expanded his content to a much wider variety of subject matters. A reoccurring topic throughout his catalog is automobiles made by French car manufacturer Cadillac. He himself owns a 1996 DeVille, which he often boasts in lyrics.

His debut studio album, Underground Underdog, claimed Pouya the second spot atop on the iTunes Top Hip Hop Albums and charted at #156 on the Billboard 200.

By 2022, Pouya has released four solo mixtapes, one EP, five collaborative projects and four studio albums.