Citizen Kay Explained

Citizen Kay
Birth Name:Kojo Owusu-Ansah
Birth Place:Koforidua, Ghana

Citizen Kay is an Australian Canberra-based hip hop artist.

Citizen Kay's EP Demokracy was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015.

Citizen Kay's debut album, With the People, was nominated the next year.

Biography

Kojo Owusu-Ansah was born in Ghana and moved to Australia (in 2000[1]) when he was six. He is the older brother of Genesis Owusu.

He released this single, "YES!" in 2013 and followed it up the next year with an EP called Demokracy, released in November 2014. 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.

Citizen Kay released Belly of the Beast in August 2017.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
With the People
  • Released: 16 October 2015[2]
  • Format: CD, Digital download
  • Label: Asphalt Records (ASR003)
Belly of the Beast
  • Released: 25 August 2017[3]
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming
  • Label: OneTwo (Onetwo006)

Extended plays

TitleEP details
High Evolution Funk
  • Released: June 2005[4]
  • Format: LP, Digital download
  • Label: Sensei (SNS020)
All About the Drums
  • Released: May 2007[5]
  • Format: LP, Digital download
  • Label: Sensei (SNS027)
Demokracy
  • Released: November 2014[6]
  • Format: CD, Digital download
  • Label: Asphalt Records (ASR001)

Singles

List of singles, showing year ! Title! Year! EP
"Yes"[7] 2013Demokracy
"Raise a Glass" [8]
"Alive Again" [9] 2014
"Freedoom"[10] Demokracy
"Wax On Wax Off"[11] 2015With the People
"MyoMy" [12]
"Life Gives You Lemons"[13] With the People
"Hey Did You Know?" [14] 2017
"These Kicks" [15] Belly of the Beast
"Static" [16]
"Ego"[17] 2019rowspan="2"
"Funny Business" [18] 2020

Awards

AIR Awards

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.|-| 2015[19] |Demokracy | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album| |-

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

|-| 2015|Demokracy | Best Urban Album| |-| 2016|With The People | Best Urban Album| |-

National Live Music Awards

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.|-| 2016[20] | themselves | ACT Live Voice of the Year| |-| 2017[21] [22] | themselves | Live Hip Hop Act of the Year| |-| 2020[23] | themselves | ACT Act Voice of the Year| |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genesis Owusu Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: With the People(EP). Apple Music. 16 October 2015. 29 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Belly of the Beast (EP). Apple Music. 25 August 2017. 29 August 2020.
  4. Web site: High Evolution Funk (EP). Apple Music. June 2005. 29 August 2020.
  5. Web site: All About The Drums (EP). Apple Music. May 2007. 29 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Demokracy (EP). Apple Music. November 2014. 29 August 2020.
  7. Web site: California - single. Apple Music. March 2013. 29 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Raise a Glass - single. Apple Music. November 2013. 29 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Alive Again - single. Apple Music. July 2014. 29 August 2020.
  10. Web site: Citizen Kay - Freedoom. YouTube. September 2014. 29 August 2020.
  11. Web site: Wax On Wax Off - single. Apple Music. August 2015. 29 August 2020.
  12. Web site: MyoMy - single. Apple Music. 1 September 2015. 29 August 2020.
  13. Web site: Citizen Kay - Life Gives You Lemons. YouTube. 8 October 2015. 29 August 2020.
  14. Web site: Hey Did You Know? - single. Apple Music. February 2017. 29 August 2020.
  15. Web site: These Kicks - single. Apple Music. May 2017. 29 August 2020.
  16. Web site: Static - single. Apple Music. November 2017. 29 August 2020.
  17. Web site: Ego - single. Apple Music. July 2019. 29 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Funny People - single. Apple Music. 7 February 2020. 29 August 2020.
  19. Web site: 1 Dads, Courtney Barnett Lead This Year's Independent Music Award Nominations. MusicFeeds. 7 September 2015. 20 August 2020.
  20. Web site: Nominees 2016. NLMA. 2016. 5 September 2020.
  21. Web site: NLMA reveal 2017 Nominees. NLMA. 9 October 2017. 5 September 2020.
  22. Web site: Winners 2017. NLMA. December 2016. 5 September 2020.
  23. Web site: Nominees announced for 2020 National Live Music Awards. NLMAs. 7 September 2020. 8 September 2020.

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