Kojaque

Kevin Smith (born 1995), known professionally as Kojaque /ˈkoʊdʒæk/, is an Irish rapper from Cabra, Dublin.[1][2] He is also a visual artist and filmmaker.[3][4][5]

Kojaque
Birth nameKevin Smith
Born1995 (age 24–25)
Dublin, Ireland
OriginCabra, Dublin
Genres
Occupation(s)rapper
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • Soft Boy Records
Associated actsJarJarJr, GAPTOOF, Wastefellow
Websitesoftboyrecords.com/artist/kojaque/

Early life

Smith grew up in Cabra, Dublin.[6] He studied fine art in Dublin Institute of Technology and in 2017 received the RHA Student Graduate Award.[7]

Career

Kojaque released Deli Daydreams, a concept album about the life of a deli worker, in 2018.[8] It was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.

Discography

EP

  • Deli Daydreams (2018)[8]
gollark: There is actually a wikipedia page for that.
gollark: I mean, I got a letter back from some government official, having sent an *email* the week before, which was only tangentially related to what I actually said.
gollark: Well, I complained to my local MP about the UK government complaining about end-to-end encryption, and they basically ignored me.
gollark: The NSA is not known for actually following laws.
gollark: > That’s how other countries can so easily hack computers, it’s literally designed to beI'm more inclined to blame this on modern software stacks just being really complicated and often not designed for security.

References
  1. Earley, Kelly. "Everything you need to know about Kojaque, the Irish rapper on NME's list of essential artists for 2019". The Daily Edge.
  2. "Kojaque | Other Voices". www.othervoices.ie.
  3. "On the Rise: Kojaque". The Line of Best Fit.
  4. Wright, Georgie (July 10, 2018). "kojaque is the dublin soft boy rapping about shitty jobs and irish life".
  5. "KOJAQUE on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
  6. "Kojaque is laughing in the face of hip hop stereotypes — District".
  7. Mullally, Una. "Kojaque: Dublin hip hop from the belly of the deli". The Irish Times.
  8. "KOJAQUE".
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