Mazi KaBi

Mazi KaBi

Genre: Soul Rap / Hip-Hop  

Role: CEO & Founder, @8045records | Founder, Fraux Familia  

Mazi KaBi is CEO & Founder of @8045records, building Soul Rap from Philly under his personal brand Fraux Familia. A Creative & Performing Arts alum performing since 2012, his path runs through KaBiNation’s Def Jam showcase win, then years in collectives like Mynd Of My Own and Anomaly before stepping into his CEO era.

2024 delivered the darkest night EP with producer Matt Glover — Batman-inspired soul rap confronting Philly’s stigma. November 2025 saw his reunion with Blak on “g.e.a.r (give em a reason),” a full-circle moment from their 2013 collab “the come up.” Blak became his first @8045records signing, with Mya B announced as the newest artist at the April 2026 release party for the love me knots.

For fans of: Wale, J. Cole, Fabolous, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Joyner Lucas, Smino, Lupe Fiasco  

Start here: "Ain’t Shit Change" 2019, "Fraux Fur" 2016, "BOYS" 2018