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Kadeem Porter (born December 15, 1997), better known by his stage name Anu Lil Dread, is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He has been regarded as multi-talented.

His father is Egbert Porter, a Jamaican-born real estate investor with Jewish decent and his mother Donna Porter, is an African American legal secretary. Kadeem grew up in a multi-ethic environment, with his brothers Immanuel and Elisha. In March of 2022, when asked about how closely his ethnicity impacts him, Kadeem commented, “I can identify with Jamaicans and my Jewish identity, but I have never felt Jewish because I identify with how I look and that is black”. During his youth Kadeem expressed an affinity for basketball and played the tuba until 2012. While in High School he attended the Delray Beach "505" Teen Center and Hobbit Skate Park, where he studied music engineering using software logic pro, learning audio mixing and songwriting. Upon graduating from high school Kadeem decided that pursuing a music career would be better than his chances of securing a basketball scholarship, so he dove into song writing and teaching himself how to play the guitar. Kadeem later worked in various full-time and part time jobs in Palm Beach County, including a position as a security guard.

Now he's an independent artist working on his first studio album. Projected to be released before the end of this year.