Red Café is from Brooklyn, NY rapper of Afro-Guyanese descent.[4] He has been called " Dead Red" all his life, a nickname inherited from his father.[5] He often refers to himself simply as "R" on songs he appears on by saying "It's R." Red Cafe began his career in a group called Da Franchise (or as often referred to Franchise) with Bed-Stuy artist Gravy and Flatbush rapper Q Da Kid appeared on many Whoo Kid and Kay Slay mixtapes under Franchise.[4] Due to disagreements between the three, they split up and went separate ways. Read more on Last.fm