Rich Amevor (born 6 September 1997), known professionally as thatboykwame (and previously as Kwame), is an Australian rapper and record producer. He has released four EPs: Lesson Learned in 2017, Endless Conversations in 2018, Please, Get Home Safe in 2020 and thatboykwame in 2022.
Early life Rich Amevor was born to Ghanaian parents in Auckland, New Zealand, and migrated to Australia at the age of two with his family. thatboykwame grew up in Glenwood, in the Blacktown District, New South Wales of Western Sydney. He started making music at 16.
Career thatboykwame first rose to prominence following a 2016 ASAP Ferg concert in The Metro Theatre, at which he was invited on stage to perform freestyle rap. Taking on thatboykwame as his professional name, he released his debut single "I Get It" in October 2016. In March 2017, he released his debut EP Lessons Learned, about which he said "I talk about things that I've dealt with... feeling low sometimes, like you're not worth anything, and I just pour that out through an artistic form in hopes that people will relate to it".
In March 2018, thatboykwame released his second EP, Endless Conversations. He said "Every track [is] a conversation in itself, as well as part of a bigger whole, like those undercurrents that are always there in relationships... Each track builds on the last, following a progression that gives form to the story as I explore the pressures of life and relationships as a creative".
Through Triple J Unearthed in 2018, Kwame won a competition to open Splendour in the Grass, and received the J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year. In November 2018, his single "Clouds" was premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1.
In September 2019, he released "STOP KNOCKIN' @ MY DOOR", the lead single from his third EP. He supported a range of artists on tour, including Migos, 6lack, Skepta, AJ Tracey and Peking Duk.
In July 2022, Kwame formed group BBGB with BLESSED, B Wise, Manu Crooks and Lil Spacely. BBGB released their debut single "Tough Love" on 15 July 2022.
His debut album anXXXiety attackkk was released on 5 July 2024.
The second album In a Matter of Time was released on 7 November 2025.
Musical style His music has been described as having the experimentalism of all genres through storytelling, production, lyricism, visuals and theatrical components that create an experience by the principles of open-endedness and nonlinearity.
Discography Albums +List of albums, with release date and label shown Title Details anXXXiety attackkk! Released: 5 July 2024 Label: thissideourside Format: Digital download, streaming In a Matter of Time Released: 7 November 2025 Label: thissideourside Format: digital download, streaming These Are Just My Thoughts Released: 7 May 2026 Label: thatboy operations Format: digital download, streaming
Extended plays +List of extended plays, with release date and label shown Title Details Lessons Learned Released: 21 March 2017 Label: thissideourside Format: Digital download, streaming Endless Conversations Released: 23 March 2018 Label: thissideourside Format: Digital download, streaming Please, Get Home Safe Released: 30 October 2020 Label: Def Jam ANZ Formats: Digital download, streaming thatboykwame Released: 2 December 2022 Label: thissideourside Formats: Digital download, streaming
Certified singles +List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album name shown Title Year Certifications "So Easy" 2019 ARIA: Gold
Awards and nominations J Awards
| 2018 |himself | Unearthed Artist of the Year
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