AK Dawg (rapper)

Jack Lucas-Dumont (real name Rizwan Ismail bin Izzudin) (born May 9th 1975, age 44) known professionally as AK Dawg, is a Singaporean rapper and DJ residing in London, England. He is known for his style of stage appearance and his use of a stereotypical "black criminal" character.

Career launch
He started his career in 2003 under the stage name "Rizzi". At that time he worked as a DJ in a local nightclub. In 2004, he started doing his own tracks. His original genres were chiptune and synthwave. He also started doing raps.

Rise to fame
After publishing his first rap song, "Blue Eyes in the Dark" in 2006, he quickly shot to fame. At that same time, he began appearing in his "black criminal" persona, replete with mask, gloves and shades, and changed his name to fit with his persona. He has neither shown his face nor revealed his real name, except during an interview on Mediacorp's news channel CNA in 2018.

Collaboration era
He did his first collaboration in 2013 with British singer Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson and American violinist Lindsay Stirling. It was titled "Falling Backwards". He was then appointed as the brand ambassador for Mediacorp Channel 5 in 2015.

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