Bandokay

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Bandokay
Birth nameKemani Kane Duggan[1][2]
Born (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 20)[2]
Tottenham, London, England[3]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
Associated acts

Kemani Kane Duggan (born 9 May 2001), known professionally as Bandokay (formerly stylized as BandoKay), is a British rapper. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB.

Beginning his career in 2018 alongside SJ and Double Lz. Bandokay would rise to fame in 2019 following the release of Frontstreet. The mixtape would peak at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and was followed by Drill Commandmants, released in 2021.

Early life[]

Bandokay is the son of Mark Duggan, a member of the Tottenham Mandem who was shot to death by police in 2011. After his father's death, Bandokay was looked after by Marcus Knox-Hooke, one of his father's friends. This would lead Knox-Hooke to form a program to look after vulnerable youth in Tottenham.[4]

Sometime afterwards, Bandokay began secondary school; however, he would be kicked out three months after beginning due to his inability to control his behaviour.[1]

Career[]

In a 2022 video showcasing his daily life, Bandokay stated that Kash, a member of OFB, was the main reason that he would take a career in music seriously by calling him in order to write lyrics.[5]

Bandokay began his musical career in early 2018 with the release of "Bruck It" alongside Kash, YS, Double Lz and Boogie B.[6] In late 2018, he released "Bad B on the Nizz" alongside Double Lz and SJ;[1] according to an interview with Complex Networks, the song gained one million views in a week. In the same interview, Double Lz said that the first song that he and Bandokay made was created in 2017; however, it was never released.[7] The three would, for sometime, adopt the name Y.OFB ("Young OFB"); the "Y." prefix would later be dropped.[8] On 14 November 2019, two months before SJ's conviction and sentencing,[9] the group would release Frontstreet; the mixtape would peak at 36th on the UK Albums Chart. During a 2020 interview with Vice regarding "BLM" (which featured fellow OFB rapper Abra Cadabra), Double Lz and Bandokay teased that another mixtape was in the works, which included features from Loski, Abra Cadabra, and others.[10] The mixtape, named Drill Commandments, was released by the two on 19 March 2021.

Bandokay was named within the top 20 British MCs to watch in 2020 by Complex Networks;[11] in addition, two songs that he was featured in ("Magic" by iLU BLU and "Slide" by himself) were named within the best songs of 2020 by Complex and the best new songs of June 2021 by DJBooth, respectively.[12][3]

In January 2022, Bandokay announced in a video that he and Double Lz were to drop solo albums.[5]

Bandokay's manager, as of 2021, is Jess Monroe.[13]

Legal issues[]

In 2022, Bandokay alongside Double Lz was charged with violent disorder following a 2021 incident at a Selfridges store, in which two people were stabbed.[14]

Discography[]

Mixtapes[]

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[15] 		IRE
[16]
Frontstreet[17]
(with OFB, SJ and Double Lz)
  • Released: 14 November 2019
  • Label: Rattrap Reality
  • Format: Online download
 36 97
Drill Commandments[19]
(with OFB and Double Lz)
  • Released: 19 March 2021
  • Label: Rattrap Reality
  • Format: Online download
 53 —

Singles[]

As main artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Certifications
UK
[20]
"Bad B on the Nizz"[1]
(with Double Lz and SJ) 		2018 — Non-album singles
"Reality"[21]
(with Double Lz and SJ)
"Purge"[22]
(with Double Lz and SJ) 		2019
"Next Up?"[23]
(with Double Lz and SJ)
"Hardest Bars Freestyle"[24]
(with Double Lz and SJ)
"Ambush"[25]
(with Double Lz and SJ) 		Frontstreet
"Yoo"[26]
"Mad About Bars"[27]
(with Double Lz) 		Non-album singles
"Lightwork Freestyle"[28]
(with Double Lz) 		2020
"OT Bopping"[29]
(with Double Lz) 		91
"Let Man Know"[30]
(with Double Lz and Abra Cadabra) 		—
"Patient"[31] 92
"Full Flick"[32] —
"BLM"[33]
(with Double Lz and Abra Cadabra) 		63
"What's Goodie"[34]
(with Double Lz) 		—
"Ahlie"[35]
(with Double Lz and Izzpot) 		2021
"YKTV"[36]
(with Double Lz and Izzpot)
"Daily Duppy"[37]
(with Double Lz and Izzpot)
"Hashtag"[38]
(with Double Lz)
"Flick of the Wrist"[39]
(with Double Lz) 		Drill Commandments
"Slide"[40] 74 Non-album singles
"G Lock"[41] —
"Praise the Lord"[42] 2022

As featured artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Certifications
UK
[20]
"Shots (Remix)"[43]
(Morrisson ft. Bandokay, Double Lz, Burner, V9 and Snap Capone) 		2019 — Non-album singles
"Mazza"[44]
(Mitch ft. Bandokay and Double Lz)
"Skrr"[45]
(Yxng Bane ft. Bandokay and Double Lz)
"Caution"[46]
(Blitty ft. Bandokay)
"Drip No Drown"[47]
(Dezzie ft. Bandokay)
"Magic"[48]
(iLL BLU ft. Bandokay and Double Lz) 		2020 46
"War"[49]
(Mastermind ft. Bandokay) 		39
"Hate On Us"[50]
(Frosty ft. Bandokay and Double Lz) 		—
"Circles"[51]
(Deno ft. Bandokay and Double Lz) 		36
"Double Up"[52]
(Sean 1da ft. Bandokay and Double Lz) 		—
"On Deck (Remix)"[53]
(Abra Cadabra ft. RV, Kush, Bandokay, Double Lz, Lowkey and Dezzie)
"However Do You Want It"[54]
(Swarmz ft. Krept & Konan and Bandokay) 		61
"Youngest In Charge (Remix)"[55]
(SJ ft. Dezzie, Izzpot, Double Lz & Bandokay) 		2021 —
"Impressed"[56]
(Dezzie ft. Bandokay)
"Lean Wit It (Remix)"[57]
(Abra Cadabra ft. Blitty, Kush, Bradz, Kash One7, Akz, YF, Bandokay and Double Lz)
"Coming For You (Remix)"[58]
(SwitchOTR ft. Loski, Bandokay and Izzpot)

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2020 GRM Daily Rated Awards Frontstreet Mixtape of the Year Nominated [59]
Himself and Double Lz Breakthrough of the Year

References[]

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