Eichem

Eichem, born Carlos Enrique Hinestroza Montaño, is a Colombian singer and songwriter based in Cali. He began his musical career in 2013 working across rap, trap, and R&B, and made his first public release on YouTube in October 2014 with "Distrito de Agua Blanca," recorded alongside Happy Berry. In 2018 he released his debut dancehall singles "Ella Quiere Dancehall" and "Miss Independent," the latter becoming his most recognized track. That same year he won the Artista Revelación Hip Hop award at the Premios Fe Urbana. His album Lord King, a nine-track project blending rap and dancehall, followed in 2018. In 2020 he released the single "Oyá," produced by Ruso Beat and Jony Roy, which drew on Afrobeat and kizomba influences. By that point, "Miss Independent" had surpassed 11 million views on YouTube. In 2021, he signed with the label Magfly Music, connected to the Colombian hip-hop festival This Is Real, under which he released the singles "Move It," "Wapen," "Back on the Rap," and "Give Me" (2022). He has since continued releasing material through Magfly Music and other imprints, including collaborations with Lion Bigmao and other artists from the Colombian urban and dancehall scene.