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American rapper (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kene Ekwunife[3] (born January 5, 1993[1][2]), better known by his stage names Kami (sometimes stylized as KAMI)[4] and Kami de Chukwu,[5] is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois.[6] He is one half of Leather Corduroys.[7] He is one of the founding members of Savemoney.[8] He was included on RedEye's "5 Chicago acts to watch in 2017" list,[9] as well as Fact's "10 rappers to watch in 2018" list.[10]
KAMI | |
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Birth name | Kene Ekwunife |
Also known as | Kami de Chukwu |
Born | [1][2] | January 5, 1994
Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | www |
In 2012, Kami released his debut mixtape, Light.[11] In 2017, he released Just Like the Movies, which featured guest appearances from Vic Mensa, Towkio, and Joey Purp.[12] It was described by Noisey as "the fascinating extension of rap's current druggy, emotive melodicism into the more extreme sonic possibilities".[13] In that year, he also released an EP, Superstar.[14] In 2018, he released an EP, From Me to You,[15] as well as a collaborative EP with Smoko Ono, titled Very Slight.[16]
Leather Corduroys has released two projects together: Porno Music Vol. 2 (2014) and Season (2015). Season received a 6.8 rating from Pitchfork.[17]