Kojaque

Kojaque
Kojaque
Birth name	Kevin Smith
Born	1995 (age 26–27); Dublin, Ireland
Origin	Cabra, Dublin
Genres	rap; hip hop; jazz rap;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; record producer;
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Soft Boy Records;
Associated acts	JarJarJr, GAPTOOF, Wastefellow
Website	softboyrecords.squarespace.com/kojaque

Kevin Smith (born 1995), known professionally as Kojaque /ˈkoʊdʒæk/, 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

● Town's Dead (2021)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heartbreak"	3:29
2.	"New Year, Who's This? (Interlude)"	0:52
3.	"Town's Dead"	3:06
4.	"Wickid Tongues"	4:00
5.	"Shmelly"	3:03
6.	"That Deep"	1:56
7.	"Black Sheep Part I"	3:43
8.	"Rover"	2:20
9.	"Jinty Boy Blues"	4:04
10.	"No Hands"	3:45
11.	"Part II"	3:33
12.	"Sex N' Drugs ft. Celia Tiab"	2:44
13.	"Fallin For It"	3:59
14.	"Coming Up ft. Celia Tiab"	3:55
15.	"Casio ft. Maverick Sabre"	4:57
16.	"Curtains"	4:29

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EPs

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

References[]

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

External links[]

[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.

[auto-8] "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.

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