Senzo Brikka Vilakazi (born 11 August 1988) known professionally as Kwesta, is a South African rapper and songwriter. Born in Katlehong, Gauteng, a township also known as 'K1'. In 2003, at the age of 15, he and his friends formed a rap group Ghetto Fellaz which then changed to The Juvenylz, in 2003. He is currently signed to his own independent media company known as RapLyf Records with co-founder Kid X.
He released his debut studio album Special ReKwest (2010) and his second album DaKAR (2013), which peaked number 3 on iTunes South Africa Hip-hop/Rap chart.
On 26 February 2016, he released his third studio album DaKAR II, with singles include; "Ngud'," "Nomayini," "Day Ones," "Ngiyazifela Ngawe," "Mayibabo" and "Mmino" and was certified 7x Platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA). Having sold 210 000 copies in South Africa, Kwesta became best selling hip hop albums of all-time.
"Spirit" was released, in 2017 featuring American Rapper Wale and was certified platinum by RISA.
His accolades include 6 South African Music Awards, 4 South African Hip Hop Awards, 1 MTV Africa Music Awards and 1 Metro FM Awards.