NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: A onetime volleyball star at UCLA, Toronto native Kofi has morphed into a culture-shifting singer, rapper, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer renowned for his raw talent and unflinchingly honest lyrics. After inking to Red Bull Records, Kofi dropped his 2020 EP, Story of My Life, showcasing his production skills on three of the six cuts, while single “Babygirl” hit #1 on SoundCloud’s New & Hot U.S. chart, #4 on the Global chart and #2 on the U.S. Singles chart. Over the past few years, he’s amassed tens of millions of streams and garnered co-signs from fans like Drake, Major Lazer’s Walshy Fire, Preme and Kardinal Offishall. Kofi is currently prepping his debut full-length, Why Not.
ALBUM: Why Not
RELEASE DATE: Summer 2022
SINGLE: “Haunt Me” f/2KBABY
LIVE: Planning to tour behind album release
INTERNET: 125k+ monthly Spotify listeners, 25m+ global career streams, 11m+ combined YouTubevideo views
PRESS: N.Y. Times, Complex, RESPECT., Earmilk, Hollywood Life, HotNewHipHop, more
MANAGEMENT: Ky Zaretsky/Care of Management