Raised in Praia Grande, São Paulo, Renan Mesquita da Silva adopted the name Kyan
around 2019 after releasing his breakthrough track “Mandrake” with producer
Mu540, transitioning from church singing and funk into trap donning the
inspiration of Kylian Mbappé. In 2021 he released his debut studio album Bandido
Fi Di Crente (produced with Mu540), then explored introspective territory with
Dias Antes de Mandrake (2022), before the system-shaking EP UM Quebrada
Inteligente (2023)—which blended trap, drill, funk, and house, landed in the
Global Streaming Top 10 and was launched during ...