Vincenzo Camille was born on 29 January 2005, in Essex. He began making music in FL Studio when he was ten years old, and started rapping in 2019. He is primarily known for his Cloud Rap catalogue, but also he dabbled in Jerk, Boom Bap and Hip House. Fakemink is of Indian, Punjabi and Algerian descent. He is Muslim. He abstains from alcohol as he does not find it enjoyable and due to religious adherence. He also does huge amounts of cocaine. Mink began his music career in 2019 under the name 9090gate, initially releasing pluggnb influenced tracks exclusively on SoundCloud. In April 2024, he rebranded as fakemink. Fakemink released his first studio album, London's Saviour, on 22 December, 2023. In 2024, he released over fifty singles. His 2025 single "Easter Pink" went viral and was shared by many music publications, with Pitchfork describing it as "Bloghouse meets cloud rap." On July 12, 2025, Canadian rapper Drake brought out Fakemink as a surprise guest at the Wireless Festival in London. Additionally, other notable names such as Clairo, Frank Ocean, and Timothée Chalamet all paid their respects to Fakemink following his link-up with Drake. On October 6, 2025, following his internet beef with rapper Nettspend, Fakemink decided to release a diss track towards the rapper, titled "Look At Me". The Guardian announced that Fakemink would be releasing a new album in early 2026.
