LordKez

Lordkez, born Keziah Zoë Meyers, is a South African singer, songwriter, and multi-disciplinary artist whose artistry moves fluidly between R&B, alternative, hip-hop, and soul. Hailing from the small mining town of Kimberley, she has rapidly emerged as one of the most compelling and celebrated new voices on the continent, known for her genre-fluid sound, vulnerable lyricism, and boundary-pushing visuals.

• Genre-Agnostic Sound: Lordkez is known for creating what she calls "Fusion Music," drawing primary inspiration from R&B, Neo-Soul, and hip-hop, but incorporating elements from Trap, Pop, and acoustic sounds. She often displays poetic delivery with effortless crescendos and the occasional rap verse in husky keys. Her mother's influence, who played a lot of Whitney Houston, India Arie, and Boyz II Men, mixed with her father's "gangsta rap", informed her unique fusion.
• Award-Winning Albums: Her debut project, Charcotta (2020), established her presence, followed by Midsummer (2021) and Juicebox (2021). Her debut album, Testament (2023), achieved major critical success, winning the South African Music Award (SAMA) for Best R&B/Soul Album in 2024.
• Lyrical Themes and Spirituality: Lordkez's music is deeply introspective, weaving honesty and imagination into themes of love, faith, grief, self-discovery, and spirituality. Testament in particular uses religious iconography and personal experiences with different belief systems as a canvas for catharsis and self-reflection.
• Cultural and Linguistic Bridging: Her hit single "Aweh," which features a remix with Cassper Nyovest, became a No. 1 R&B song in South Africa. The song is lauded for consciously using local South African vernacular and slang like "Aweh" and "dala what you must" within a global R&B framework, placing local language at the center of widely consumed music.
• Global Recognition: Lordkez has been consistently championed by tastemakers, performed on major stages like Rocking The Daisies and Festival Termometro (Portugal), and has been announced as Apple Music's Up Next Artist. Her growing international influence was cemented when she was ranked among the Top 50 R&B artists in the world in 2025.

Lordkez's work is seen as a powerful blend of honesty and imagination, positioning her as an influential polymath who uses music as her main medium to heal, grow, and inspire.