Dashen Naicker was born in Durban, South Africa in 1986. He has performed at numerous events and festivals across the country, including Poetry Africa, the National Arts Festival, and the Inkundla Poetry Festival. In 2012 he was one of the participants at Ordsprak: Uppsala International Poetry Festival in Uppsala, Sweden.

In 2013 he was one of the poets at the Young Idea Congress in France. He is three-time winner of the Poetry Africa SlamJam, having won the event in 2010, 2012 and 2013. He was the runner up in 2011. In 2006 he won the inaugural Life Check All Elements Battle., Durban’s most prestigious hip hop event. His poem ‘Grammar Lesson’ was awarded second place for the Dalro Poetry Prize in 2012.