Junius Donald Rogers (born September 20, 1998), professionally known as ZillaKami, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and notable contributor to the trap metal sub-genre. Blazing his own trail as part of trap metal duo City Morgue, ZillaKami’s raging vocals proved the perfect counterpart to the grittier style of his friend and close collaborator SosMula. Having established the trap metal subgenre with City Morgue hits like “SHINNERS13” and “33RD BLAKK GLASS,” Zilla made his solo debut with 2021 mixtape DOG BOY.
Born Junius Rogers in Bay Shore, New York, ZillaKami entered the music game as part of punk outfit Scud Got Quayle, but soon found his calling in New York’s underground rap scene. While writing with rapper 6ix9ine, Rogers began to collaborate with the upcoming MC: transitioning to rap with punk-inspired energy and raw vocals, Zilla brought a fiery energy to the 6ix9ine-assisted “Yokai” and “Hellsing Station.” He issued his debut EP, LifeIsAHorrorMovie, in April 2017.
With City Morgue racking up millions of streams across all platforms, ZillaKami used 2021 to build on his solo career, releasing “Chains” and the Lil Uzi Vert-featuring “Badass.” His highly anticipated debut mixtape, DOG BOY, arrived that September: split evenly between hardcore and melodic styles, the project continued to develop Rogers’ artistic identity.
At the same time, ZillaKami has collaborated both solo and as part of City Morgue with such stellar names as Denzel Curry, GHOSTEMANE and JPEGMAFIA.