After attending high school, King Louie began building a following through one-on-one mixtapes. He would hand out CDs at bus stops and parties. and the next year released his second mixtape
Cloud 9 in December 2009. However, his career was put on hold after he was hit by a car. He was hospitalized with both his legs broken with various other injuries and had to learn to walk again after his injuries were healed. He later returned to music, releasing a series of mixtapes that he made available online. Songs from his releases received regular air time, including his song "Too Cool" which was placed in regular rotation at
WGCI-FM. He would later appear on West's
Yeezus, performing a verse and the hook on the track "Send It Up". He was shot in the head in Chicago on December 23, 2015, and survived the shooting. == Discography ==