| Kosine | |
| Birth Name: | Marcos Palacios |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
Marcos Palacios, known professionally as Kosine, is an American music producer and songwriter. As a member of the production duo Da Internz, Palacios is known for producing songs such as Big Sean's "Dance (A$$)" (2011), Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" (2011), and Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" (2014). From 2018, Palacios worked as a soundtrack producer for the television series Empire and Star, debuting as an actor on Star. Palacios has worked as a talk show host on BET's Mancave (2018) and Kingz with Kosine (2020).
Palacios was born in Chicago,[1] growing up in neighboring Maywood, Illinois and Broadview, Illinois.[2] After graduating St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, Palacios moved to Tallahassee, Florida to attend the Florida A&M University, majoring in music.[2] Later transferring to Columbia College Chicago, Palacios formed the idea for his production team, Da Internz, as a part of a class for his Business and Entrepreneurship degree.[3] [4] [2] Palacios, along his production team partner Ernest "Tuo" Clark, moved to Los Angeles in mid-2005, spending time between Los Angeles and Chicago while attempting to break into the music industry.[2] During this period, Palacios was hired by Columbia as a professor, teaching specialized classes in hip-hop beat making and music production.[2] [1]
The duo's first break was produced six songs on rapper Mims' Guilt in 2009, including the album's lead single "Move (If You Wanna)".[5] [6] The duo went on to produce music for hip-hop, R&B and pop musicians, most notably Big Sean's "Dance (A$$)" (2011), Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" (2011), and the group's most commercially successful song, "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj (2014),[7] who were asked to add additional drums to the song by Minaj.[8]
Palacios decided to start a solo career in 2014, under the moniker Enrique Dragon, releasing his first single Out Here which was later performed by Luke James on the FOX TV Show Star.[9] In 2015, Palacios moved back to Chicago for a reset from entertainment and returned to Columbia College Chicago as the school's first Artist in Residence.[7] During this period, Palacios gave a TEDx talk on finding success at his alma mater in 2016.[3]
In 2016 when he returned to Los Angeles, Palacios became a host for Beats 1 Radio,[7] and in 2018 started work as a co-host of the BET talk show Mancave,[10] as well as restarting his solo career, now under the name KOSINE (pronounced 'Co-sign'), with the song "Your World" featuring JoJo.[11] From 2018, Palacios began producing music for the Fox television series Empire and Star,[12] [13] and hosted writers camps for songwriters and producers to develop music for Star.[14] For season 3 of Star, Palacios made his acting debut as recurring character Lil' Dini.[1]
In 2020, Palacios worked together with Idris Elba on the song "Kings", which raised money for MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund,[15] produced Kelly Rowland's comeback single "Coffee",[16] and in September produced the music for a major Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign commercial.[7]
In May 2021, he released his first debut EP album "Truth Serum" over streaming services along with starring in a 28-minute music video visual album/short film of the same name, loosely depicting his struggles of finding himself after 10 years of success in Hollywood, narrating a powerful message in how he persevered above it all. The short film EP was also co-produced by Marcus Paulk of Moesha fame. The exclusive video release premiered on Revolt TV on May 7, 2021.[17]
Palacios' father was Guatemalan Olympiad Teodoro Palacios, who immigrated to Chicago in 1970.[18] His mother was originally from Panama.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BET's Mancave | Himself (co-host) | ||
| 2018 | Sidewalks Entertainment | Himself | Episode "The Stars of Mancave" | |
| 2018–2019 | Star | Lil' Dini | Recurring (season 3) | |
| 2020–present | Kingz with Kosine | Himself (host) | Streaming show on Fox Soul. | |
| 2021 | Truth Serum | Himself | Album Music Video/Short Film (aired on Revolt TV) |
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| "Out Here"[19] | 2014 | rowspan="7" |
| "Grateful"[20] | 2015 | |
| "Your World" | 2018 | |
| "One More Time"[21] | ||
| "I Got Ya"[22] | ||
| "Everybody Vote" | 2020 | |
| "Kings" "Kings (Remix)" (featuring G Herbo & Marcus Black) | 2020/2021 |
| "Transparency"[23] (featuring Jeremih) | 2021 | Truth Serum(EP album) |
| "Settle"[24] (featuring Leon Thomas) |
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| "Drill Queen"[25] | 2015 | rowspan="2" |
| "Obey"[26] | 2016 |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Grass Is Always Greener"[27] | 2015 | Ludacris | Ludaversal |
| "Good Lovin" | Ludacris, Miguel | ||
| "Rollin' Like a Stoner"[28] | 2017 | Vic Mensa | The Manuscript / The Autobiography |
| "Lurkin"[29] | DaniLeigh | Summer with Friends | |
| "Man Now"[30] | G Herbo | Humble Beast | |
| "This n That" | G Herbo, Lil Yachty, Jeremih | ||
| "Stay Where You Are"[31] | Tank | Savage | |
| "You Got It"[32] | Young Sparrow and DJ Dragon Nutz | Pitch Perfect 3 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] | |
| "Unbelievable"[33] | 2018 | Snoop Dogg, Ev3 | Bible of Love |
| "Big Shoes" | Empire Cast, Yazz, Serayah | Empire Original Soundtrack from Season 4 | |
| "Don't"[34] [35] | Tiffany Red | Rollin' with the Homies | |
| "Out Here Touchin'"[36] | Star Cast, Luke James | Star Original Soundtrack From Season 2 | |
| "Aim x Shoot"[37] | Star Cast, Luke James, Jude Demorest | ||
| "Right Moves"[38] | Christina Aguilera, Keida Shenseea | Liberation | |
| "How Do You Feel"[39] | Evvie McKinney | ||
| "For Sure"[40] | Star Cast, Ryan Destiny, Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady | Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3 | |
| "Madonna"[41] | Star Cast, Brittany O’Grady, Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny | ||
| "My Type"[42] | Star Cast, My Type Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny, Brittany O'Grady | ||
| "Same Time"[43] | Empire Cast, Jussie Smollett, Yazz | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 5 | |
| "Own It"[44] | Ella Mai | Ella Mai | |
| "Rumble"[45] | Empire Cast, Yazz | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 5 | |
| "All I Need"[46] | Star Cast, Brandy | Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3 | |
| "Don't You Look at Me"[47] | Star Cast, Evan Ross, Brittany O'Grady | ||
| "Yo No Se"[48] | DaniLeigh, Bill$ | The Plan | |
| "Better Than Before"[49] | Tone Stith | ||
| "Lolita"[50] | 2019 | Star Cast, Kosine | Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3 |
| "All Love"[51] | Star Cast, Luke James & Brittany O'Grady | ||
| "Splash"[52] | Empire Cast, Yazz | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 5 | |
| "Believe in Me"[53] | Star Cast, Ryan Destiny | Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3 | |
| "Lean on Me"[54] | Empire Cast, Yazz, Jussie Smollett | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 5 | |
| "Type of Way"[55] | Sonta | Hood Love: Vol. 1 | |
| "What It Do"[56] | Star Cast, Kosine, Major | Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3 | |
| "Do It Right"[57] | Empire Cast, Katlynn Simone, Mario, Serayah, Yazz | Empire: Music from Season 6 | |
| "FaceTime"[58] | Empire Cast, Yazz | ||
| "Let Me Live"[59] | Empire Cast, Katlynn Simone | ||
| "New Again"[60] | Empire Cast, V. Bozeman | ||
| "Ibiza"[61] | 2020 | Empire Cast, Yazz, Serayah | |
| "Hakeem + Blake Battle"[62] | Empire Cast, Chett Hanks, Yazz | ||
| "Lookin' at Me"[63] | Empire Cast, Rhyon Brown, Yazz | ||
| "The Oath"[64] | Empire Cast, Rhyon Brown, Yazz | ||
| "Coffee" | Kelly Rowland | K | |
| "Guerilla Warfare "[65] | Deanna | rowspan="2" | |
| "We Are Champions" | B Howard & Vanness Wu | ||
| "Thirsty"[66] | Good Girl, Mulatto | Good Girl - EP | |
| "No More Teardrops"[67] | Vic Mensa, Malik Yusef, Wyatt Waddell | Reprise |