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Kojaque
Birth nameKevin Smith
Born1995 (age 28–29)
Dublin, Ireland
OriginCabra, Dublin
Genres
Occupations
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • Soft Boy Records
Websitesoftboyrecords.squarespace.com/kojaque

Kevin Smith (born 1995), known professionally as Kojaque /ˈkæk/, is an Irish rapper and record producer from Cabra, Dublin.[1][2] He is also a visual artist and filmmaker.[3][4][5]

Early life

Smith grew up in Cabra, Dublin. He went to school in St Declans College.[6] He studied fine art in Dublin Institute of Technology and in 2017 received the RHA Student Graduate Award.[7]

Career

Kojaque released Deli Daydreams, a concept album about the life of a deli worker, in 2018.[8] It was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.[9]

In 2021, Kojqaue released Town's Dead. For the week ending 2 July 2021, it was the best-selling album on vinyl in Ireland.[10]

Discography

Albums

[11]

EPs

  • Deli Daydreams (2018)[8]
  • Green Diesel (with Luka Palm) (2019)[8]

References

  1. ^ Earley, Kelly. "Everything you need to know about Kojaque, the Irish rapper on NME's list of essential artists for 2019". The Daily Edge.
  2. ^ "Kojaque | Other Voices". www.othervoices.ie.
  3. ^ "On the Rise: Kojaque". The Line of Best Fit.
  4. ^ Wright, Georgie (July 10, 2018). "kojaque is the dublin soft boy rapping about shitty jobs and irish life".
  5. ^ "KOJAQUE on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
  6. ^ "Kojaque is laughing in the face of hip hop stereotypes — District".
  7. ^ Mullally, Una. "Kojaque: Dublin hip hop from the belly of the deli". The Irish Times.
  8. ^ a b c "KOJAQUE".
  9. ^ Shortall, Eithne. "Change of tune opens Choice Music Prize up to Kojaque". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  10. ^ "Picture This score highest new entry on Official Irish Albums Chart". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  11. ^ "Town's Dead, by Kojaque". Kojaque. Retrieved 2021-07-07.