Citizen Kay
Citizen Kay | |
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Birth name | Kojo Owusu-Ansah |
Born | Koforidua, Ghana |
Citizen Kay is an Australian Canberra-based hip hop artist.[1]
Citizen Kay's EP Demokracy was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Urban Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015.[2]
Citizen Kay's debut album, With the People, was nominated the next year.[3]
Biography[edit]
Kojo Owusu-Ansah was born in Ghana and moved to Australia (in 2000[4]) when he was six.[5] He is the older brother of Genesis Owusu.[6]
He released this single, "YES!" in 2013 and followed it up the next year with an EP called Demokracy, released in November 2014.[7] The EP was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIAs and Best Independent Hip-Hop Album Release at the AIR Awards of 2015.
In October 2015 he released his debut album With the People.[8]
Citizen Kay released Belly of the Beast in August 2017.[9]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Title | Album details |
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With the People |
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Belly of the Beast |
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Extended plays[edit]
Title | EP details |
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High Evolution Funk |
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All About the Drums |
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Demokracy |
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Singles[edit]
Title | Year | EP |
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"Yes!"[15] | 2013 | Demokracy |
"Raise a Glass" (featuring BKBB)[16] | ||
"Alive Again" (with Kilter)[17] | 2014 | non album single |
"Freedoom"[18] | Demokracy | |
"Wax On Wax Off"[19] | 2015 | With the People |
"MyoMy" (with Kirklandd)[20] | non album single | |
"Life Gives You Lemons"[21] | With the People | |
"Hey Did You Know?" (with Oliver Sol)[22] | 2017 | non album single |
"These Kicks" (featuring Georgia B)[23] | Belly of the Beast | |
"Static" (featuring Mondescreen)[24] | ||
"Ego"[25] | 2019 | TBA |
"Funny Business" (featuring Genesis Owusu)[26] | 2020 |
Awards[edit]
AIR Awards[edit]
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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AIR Awards of 2015[27] | Demokracy | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album | Nominated |
ARIA Music Awards[edit]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | Demokracy | Best Urban Album | Nominated |
2016 | With The People | Best Urban Album | Nominated |
National Live Music Awards[edit]
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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National Live Music Awards of 2016[28] | themselves | ACT Live Voice of the Year | Won |
National Live Music Awards of 2017[29][30] | themselves | Live Hip Hop Act of the Year | Nominated |
National Live Music Awards of 2020[31] | themselves | ACT Act Voice of the Year | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ "Update: Citizen Kay is getting With The People for national album tour", Triple J, 12 October 2015
- ^ "ARIA Awards 2015: Courtney Barnett, Vance Joy dominate nominations", The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October 2015
- ^ Zuel, Bernard (5 October 2016), "ARIA Award nominations have a hairy surprise among the Flumes and Avalanches", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Genesis Owusu Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Rae, Harvey (3 December 2015), "Demokracy at work for Citizen Kay", The West Australian
- ^ Bloul, Scherry (12 August 2015), "Rapper Genesis Owusu hits right beat to make Triple j Unearthed High top five", Canberra Times
- ^ Staff Writer (4 November 2014), "streams", Themusic.com.au
- ^ Fuamoli, Sosefina (15 October 2015), "Citizen Kay takes us through new album With The People track-by-track!", The AU Review
- ^ D’Apice, James (24 April 2017), "Album Reviews", The Music
- ^ "With the People(EP)". Apple Music. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Belly of the Beast (EP)". Apple Music. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "High Evolution Funk (EP)". Apple Music. June 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "All About The Drums (EP)". Apple Music. May 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Demokracy (EP)". Apple Music. November 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "California - single". Apple Music. March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Raise a Glass - single". Apple Music. November 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Alive Again - single". Apple Music. July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Citizen Kay - Freedoom". YouTube. September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Wax On Wax Off - single". Apple Music. August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "MyoMy - single". Apple Music. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Citizen Kay - Life Gives You Lemons". YouTube. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Hey Did You Know? - single". Apple Music. February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "These Kicks - single". Apple Music. May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Static - single". Apple Music. November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Ego - single". Apple Music. July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Funny People - single". Apple Music. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "1 Dads, Courtney Barnett Lead This Year's Independent Music Award Nominations". MusicFeeds. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Nominees 2016". NLMA. 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "NLMA reveal 2017 Nominees". NLMA. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Winners 2017". NLMA. December 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Nominees announced for 2020 National Live Music Awards". NLMAs. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.