OK Cobra
OK Cobra is a Canadian hip hop duo, consisting of rapper Fritz tha Cat (Ryan Somers) and producer Recordface (Tim Horlor).[1][2]
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Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 2005 | –present
Website | www |
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History
Childhood friends originally from London, Ontario, Fritz tha Cat and Recordface later reunited in Montreal, releasing their self-titled debut album in July 2005.
The album quickly reached #1 on Chart's hip hop charts,[3] and the singles "Child in Rhyme" (sampling Deep Purple's "Child in Time"), "Time Flies" and "Fall Dumbass" have garnered extensive airplay on CBC Radio 3, which named "Time Flies" one of the best songs of 2006.
Their second album, "Delirium Tremens," was released in 2009;[4][5] the album appeared on the !Earshot campus and community radio The National Hip Hop Chart in November that year.[6] A follow-up EP of demo tracks and remixes following in 2010.
OK Cobra's third album, "Tilting at Windmills," is planned for an early 2011 release.
Discography
- 2005 OK Cobra (URBNET Records)
- 2009 Delirium Tremens (URBNET Records)
- 2010 The D.T.'s (Volume One) (URBNET Records)
References
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- Scott C. "Going the distance: OK Cobra's Fritz tha Cat and Recordface, dialing and profiling". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- "OK COBRA". City News, Oct 13, 2009
- "Thom Yorke Erases Sonic Youth From The Top". Chart Attack - Aug 9, 2006
- "OK Cobra Make Redemptive Return With New Record Delirium Tremens". CityNews Online, Oct 13, 2009
- "OK Cobra Delirium Tremens". Exclaim!, By Thomas Quinlan Sep 28, 2009
- "The National Hip Hop Chart". !earshot. Week Ending: Tuesday, November 10, 2009