Saskatoon Rapper K Niggz Talks Roots, Cyphers, and Canadian Hip-Hop Culture

Hailey Bell
Dec 1, 2025
5 min read

Name: Kahdyn Headley-Wolf

Talent Name: K NIGGZ

Instagram: @kahdyn

Category: Artist

💬 INTRODUCTION

I was born and raised in Saskatoon — a place I’m more than proud to call home. My mom moved to Canada from Trinidad & Tobago when she was a child, and had me not long after. My dad is from Saskatoon with German and Indigenous roots. I’ve got 4 brothers and 1 sister.

Long story short — back in Grade 9, we had just gotten off the bus in the first days of school, and some guys were talking about spitting freestyles. I jumped in and spit something I had been working on. One of the guys, Jeremy, told me I should come to the studio to meet his cousin or uncle — KP. So we went there, smoked some joints, and I dropped a verse on a track called “Minute By Minute.” Just like that, I joined the rap group Sacred Scripts alongside the homies Known Prophet, Freemz (Fremo Skillz), and Dekoy.

Brad, aka Known Prophet, was one of the main creators alongside Freemz. Those two basically taught me everything I know about music, hip-hop, and battle rap. They let me be in the studio whenever I wanted, as long as I was creating something. Eventually, Freemz — with help from friends and family — built up the 306 Battlegrounds, which became a huge part of hip-hop culture in Saskatoon. Honestly, that whole era was one of the best times of my life. I just wish I took it more seriously. We met tons of dope artists… and did a lot of dumb shit too, haha.

Growing up in Saskatoon has been exciting to say the least, but it’s home. And speaking of home — I’m the proud father of one amazing human child. My family comes first before all this music stuff.

🔥 THE PASSION

I always loved music and hip-hop, and I was surrounded by musical people my whole life. My uncle was in a rap group called Word Merchants, and I looked up to those guys a lot. But it really started when I got the Billy Talent II CD at their concert. I would listen to the album while reading the lyrics over and over until I knew them by heart. That pushed me to start reading the lyrics to any album I could get my hands on.

That’s when I knew I was attached to music in a real way — I would listen to Eminem’s Relapse album while reading the lyrics repeatedly until I got everything right. Eventually, I started writing poems and little songs just for fun. Nothing serious, until one time me and my bros Evan and Desmond were listening to The Game’s new album, smoking some weed in a tool shed. Desmond put on a rap instrumental and I killed that sh*t… sort of, haha.

We all realized in that moment that I could actually rap. At first we thought maybe it was because we were so stoned, but after that cypher Desmond told me to take it seriously — and I did. I started writing more and more every day. Around this time we were going to St. Michaels Elementary School, I think I was in Grade 7 or 8.

Not long after that cypher with Des, my aunty Kadane noticed I had started making rap music and connected me with some people at Paved Arts. That’s where I met DJ Wheezy. He showed me how to record and how to maneuver in the studio. This was right before I met KP and joined Sacred.

🇨🇦 COMMUNITY & CANADIAN

I’m grateful for the opportunity to have my voice heard — in Saskatoon or anywhere in Canada for that matter. It means the world to me to be a part of the culture in any way, shape, or form.

🚀 BUILDING THE DREAM

Making the Black Magic EP with Big B YXE from Goon Town — produced by Skimask Dave and mixed and mastered by my friend Jay G from Such A Sound Records — has to be one of the major highlights for me recently.

🤝 NETWORKING SPOT

I’d love to have a song produced by Nav or Classified. When it comes to features or artist collabs, I’d love to do a track one day with Pressa or Merkules, or knock out another banger with Kryple or Pimpton. Haha — I could go on for days.

🌈 CLOSING

I’d like to take a moment to remind everyone — not just artists — that you NEED to speak life into existence. Speak love into existence.

But with that being said, it’s also important to remember that actions speak louder than words.

Do something.

COMET’S QUESTIONS

COMET: What’s the hardest part about having a bad day and wanting to write a diss track?

K NIGGZ: I’m the hardest part of someone’s bad day when I write a diss track.

COMET: How do you manage your feelings when something extreme happens in your life? Is music your therapy?

K NIGGZ: Music has been a way for me to deal with my unresolved daddy issues, and it’s given me the ability to turn anything that stresses me out into pure satire. It was tragic — now it’s a tragic comedy. Drum roll.

COMET: Who are three Saskatchewan underdogs in your eyes that people should know about?

K NIGGZ:

Lina Raphael
Jay Aye the Poet
V.I.P. (Gettin Mine Entertainment / Such A Sound Records) You should check them out!

COMET: What motivates you when you feel low or uninspired?

K NIGGZ: Pokémon or reading books.

COMET: If you could go on tour today, where would you head first and why?

K NIGGZ: I would love to tour the U.S. even if it was just a couple dates — or Japan because of the Pokémon.

COMET: How does it feel being part of a major cypher that Deffine put together for Canadian hip-hop artists?

K NIGGZ: It means the world to me. To be a part of hip-hop in any way is one of the real reasons I still jump in the studio and give it everything I can. Major shoutout to Deffine for having me on that joint.

COMET: What’s the most fun you’ve had making a track? Walk us down that road!

K NIGGZ: I forget who was in the studio with me, but we had just gotten new Auto-Tune for the studio and I wanted to test it out. I jumped in the booth and freestyled — in one take — the song “IDWINM.” I have to admit, afterwards during editing I adjusted a few things and went back in, but for the most part it’s one of my favorite songs because I just did it on the spot.

COMET: Tell Comets Crew about All Day Music Family — who are they to you, and what do they mean in your music journey?

K NIGGZ: All Day Music Family is an independent label and music platform created in 2014 by my bro Freemz, myself, and a few other homies. Since then, it has been a home and safe place for a multitude of local talent in Saskatoon and surrounding areas.

COMET: Do you prefer to push out singles or albums? Tell us why.

K NIGGZ: I would prefer to drop an EP or an album. However, if I’ve got a decent single kicking around, or a song that didn’t fit into a project at the time, I’ll just drop it.

COMET: Looking back, what’s one piece of advice you’d give yourself when you first started making music?

K NIGGZ: Do not waste time trying to impress other people. Focus on your craft. You don’t want to waste all this time and then find yourself asking where it all went 15 years later.