Raised by a single mother in a home filled with books, discipline, and love, La-Toya Hamutenya grew up knowing the value of hard work. Her mother, an educator, ensured that La-Toya and her sister were exposed to both academics and the arts from an early age. That foundation shaped the woman the world now knows as Lioness – a medical doctor by profession and one of Namibia’s most celebrated rap artists by passion.