His father worked at Lungi Airport while his mother was a civil servant at P. W. D. At age 13 his parents separated marking the beginning of some very trying times for young Denero.
From lyrical misinterpretation to opinionated controversies to a daily struggle, the ever influential Black Leo leader has been through a lot.
Kao Denero maintains a hard core Hip Hop influence with a strong African twist in his music. His First album was “Black Leo 4 Life” which he released in 2003. He then released “Stories From Freetown” which spurned the hit single “Emonah – Feat. Big Joe”. This marked the beginning of Kao’s prominence.
He won “Best Hip Hip Song” for this song at the Premier Music Awards in Freetown. 🎼🎶♩🕺🏿
Kao, who had also lived in Conakry, Guinea, released his highly controversial “King of Freetown” album in 2005 (his 3rd album). This “King of Freetown” album is where he earned his acclaimed subheading – "King of Freetown".
His next album was a double CD album entitled “Freetown’s Most Wanted” which featured Shaba Ranks on the hit single “Trouble”. 🏅🏅
Along with it’s predecessors, this CD also had a successful release at
Family Kingdom at Aberdeen, Freetown. His next album was the highly successful “New Beginning” which spanned hit singles like “Salone Borbor,” and “The Day Feat. Emerson." 👍🏿👍🏿
"Back To My Roots” is where he traveled to Kingston, Jamaica to record “Ghetto Struggle” with Busy Signal.
The album release was highly anticipated in Sierra Leone. Thousands of youths were raving for Black Leo.
In the end, the show turned out to be a colossal success; the National Stadium was full to capacity.
He will be releasing his 10th studio album on 30th of November.
