KwamÃÆ'à © (born 1973) is an American rapper who enjoyed a brief popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is currently a music producer, sometimes credited as K-1 Million â ⬠or K1 Mil .
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Biography
In 1989, aged 16 years, KwamÃÆ' à © released his debut album, KwamÃÆ' à © the Boy Genius featuring the New Beginning , which he also produced with the help of Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor. The 'A New Beginning' of the title refers to his backing band, which was unusual among the presenters at the time. The album spawned singles "The Man We All Know and Love" and "The Rhythm." The accompanying music video features polka-dot motifs in costume and production design. This is to be a trademark of KwamÃÆ' à © and hip-hop fashion trends, as fans he started wearing polkadot outfits. In 1990, KwamÃÆ' à © released their second album A Day in the Life: Pokadelick Adventure , a concept album about a day in the life of a high school student. The album spawned hit singles "Oneovdabigboiz" and "Ownlee Eue.", The latter is contributing to the new genre of jack swing.
In 1992, aged 18, he released his third album, Nastee . The album marked his departure, dumping polka dots and writing more sexually-nuanced lyrics, in contrast to his previously playful intellectual persona. The title track is a small hit but the album quickly falls off the charts. Her fourth album, 1994's
In 2000, KwamÃÆ' à © re-emerged as a music producer, sometimes working under the name K-1 Million. She has produced many artists, such as LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, Keyshia Cole, Missy Elliott, and Christina Aguilera. In 2004, he had a great success as a co-producer (with Eminem) from Lloyd Banks big hit song "On Fire." In 2005, he was more successful with writing and producing singles Tweet "Turn da Lights Off and Will Smith's single" Switch. "As a producer, KwamÃÆ' à © has sold over 30 million records.
In 2012, KwamÃÆ' à © teamed up with Vin Diesel to help print its web series The Ropes . She also formed the Make Noise boutique label, with signers including Beyond Belief, and released an instrumental album, Break Beat Diaries.
Kwamà © also wrote original scores and music for movies and TVs. Including Drumline , Step 1 & amp; 2 , Stomp the Yard , Freedom Writers , The Comebacks , Coach Coach > Fantastic Four and recently produced fifth album Vivian Green Vivid . He also joined the hip hop group, Alumni, along with Chubb Rock, Dana Dana, Special Ed, and Monie Love.
In 2015, KwamÃÆ' à © formed Make Noise Recordings. Distributed by Caroline/Capitol records, KwamÃÆ' à © signed the R & amp; B singer songwriter Vivian Green. Make Noise released Vivian's 5th album Vivid, which was produced entirely by KwamÃÆ' © ©. Also get 2 R7B hit top "Get Right Back To My Baby" & amp; top 15 R & amp; B Hit "Grown Folks Music (Work)".
In 2016, TV One aired an episode of Unsung featuring KwamÃÆ'à © and unlike other artists in show history, KwamÃÆ' à © made all the music for the episode.
In 2017, Make Noise is set to release Vivian Green's 6th VGVI Album.
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Personal life
Divorced from Tamekia Holland. KwamÃÆ' à © is the cousin of Vin Diesel, who danced in some of his early music videos.
Discussion (as an artist)
Albums- KwamÃÆ' à © the Boy Genius displaying the New Beginning (1989)
- A Day in the Life: A Pokadelick Adventure (1990)
- Nastee (1992)
- Incognito (1994, Ichiban Recording)
- Break Beat Diaries (Instrumental Album) (2012, MAKE NOISE Recordings)
Singles
References
External links
Media related to Kwame Holland on Wikimedia Commons
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