Ecco2K

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Zak Tor Adebanwo Sten Arogundade Gaterud (born 23 October 1994), known professionally as Ecco2K, is a British-Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, model, fashion designer, and visual artist. He founded the band Krossad with Bladee in 2004 and launched his first fashion brand, Alaska, in 2007. He later worked as a designer for the Swedish footwear company Eytys. In 2013, he co-founded Drain Gang with Bladee, Thaiboy Digital, and Whitearmor. After contributing to various group projects and directing music videos, he released his debut solo album "E" in 2019, followed by the EP "PXE" in 2021 and the collaborative studio album "Crest" in 2022. Arogundade is known for his privacy and has incorporated queer themes into his creative work. Arogundade was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and a British father of Nigerian descent. He spent part of his childhood in London but primarily grew up in the Hornstull district of Stockholm. His early artistic development was influenced by visual design, beginning at age five when his father introduced him to graphic software. In 2004, he became classmates with Bladee and formed the punk-oriented project Krossad, which released a demo in 2007. That year, he launched the streetwear label Alaska, managing production through online communication with manufacturers before joining Eytys as a designer. In 2013, Arogundade adopted the alias Ecco2K and co-founded the collective Drain Gang, then called Gravity Boys. The group, which

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