Fada’way, (pronounced fay-duh-way) was born Akima N. Hukins on November 23,2005 in Greenville, North Carolina. She is an American DJ, producer, composer, former basketball player and student with over a 4.0 GPA. Fada’way is a self-taught musical prodigy that at an early age was introduced to music by her father. One afternoon, Fada’way and her brother created a song called “I Love Starbucks” which arose out of their love for a Strawberry or Vanilla Bean Frappuccino and posted it on YouTube. The song was adapted from the Weeknd’s “Starboy”. Although the rendition never went viral, it was Fada’way's first time recording anything in the studio and her fascination with studio production grew stronger.

 

Her love for sound and ability to dissect each instrument in a song sparked her desire to teach herself how to play the guitar, keyboard and recording drum patterns in the

studio. Excelling exponentially in the craft prompted Fada’way to try another area of the musical art, which was DJ’ing school dances and wedding receptions with her dad.

 

Fada’way will be attending college in the fall as a freshman

to continue her academic journey in communication with a minor in music technology.

 

Sports, academics and music…

Fada’way is a triple threat! IT MUST BE THE SHOES…