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Citizen Kay
Birth nameKojo Owusu-Ansah
BornKoforidua, Ghana

Citizen Kay is an Australian Canberra-based hip hop artist.[1]

Citizen Kay's EP Demokracy was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015.[2]

Citizen Kay's debut album, With the People, was nominated the next year.[3]

Biography

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Kojo Owusu-Ansah was born in Ghana and moved to Australia (in 2000[4]) when he was six.[5] He is the older brother of Genesis Owusu.[6]

He released this single, "YES!" in 2013 and followed it up the next year with an EP called Demokracy, released in November 2014.[7] The EP was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIAs and Best Independent Hip-Hop Album Release at the AIR Awards of 2015.

In October 2015 he released his debut album With the People.[8]

Citizen Kay released Belly of the Beast in August 2017.[9]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
With the People
  • Released: 16 October 2015[10]
  • Format: CD, Digital download
  • Label: Asphalt Records (ASR003)
Belly of the Beast
  • Released: 25 August 2017[11]
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming
  • Label: OneTwo (Onetwo006)
so, where are we?
  • Released: 24 November 2023[12]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Self-Released

Extended plays

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Title EP details
High Evolution Funk
  • Released: June 2005[13]
  • Format: LP, Digital download
  • Label: Sensei (SNS020)
All About the Drums
  • Released: May 2007[14]
  • Format: LP, Digital download
  • Label: Sensei (SNS027)
Demokracy
  • Released: November 2014[15]
  • Format: CD, Digital download
  • Label: Asphalt Records (ASR001)

Singles

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List of singles, showing year
Title Year Album/EP
"Yes!"[16] 2013 Demokracy
"Raise a Glass" (featuring BKBB)[17]
"Alive Again" (with Kilter)[18] 2014 non album single
"Freedoom"[19] Demokracy
"Wax On Wax Off"[20] 2015 With the People
"MyoMy" (with Kirklandd)[21] non album single
"Life Gives You Lemons"[22] With the People
"Hey Did You Know?" (with Oliver Sol)[23] 2017 non album single
"These Kicks" (featuring Georgia B)[24] Belly of the Beast
"Static" (featuring Mondescreen)[25]
"Ego"[26] 2019 non album single
"Funny Business" (featuring Genesis Owusu)[27] 2020
"Don't Blink"[28]
"Dominoes"[29] 2022
"No Peace"[30]
"so, it begins"[31] 2023 so, where are we?
"it is what it is"[32]
"'till I figure it out"[33]
"Follow, My Love"[34]


Awards

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AIR Awards

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The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015[35] Demokracy Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album Nominated

ARIA Music Awards

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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Demokracy Best Urban Album Nominated
2016 With The People Best Urban Album Nominated

National Live Music Awards

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The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016[36] themselves ACT Live Voice of the Year Won
2017[37][38] themselves Live Hip Hop Act of the Year Nominated
2020[39] themselves ACT Act Voice of the Year Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Update: Citizen Kay is getting With The People for national album tour", Triple J, 12 October 2015
  2. ^ "ARIA Awards 2015: Courtney Barnett, Vance Joy dominate nominations", The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October 2015
  3. ^ Zuel, Bernard (5 October 2016), "ARIA Award nominations have a hairy surprise among the Flumes and Avalanches", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ "Genesis Owusu Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Rae, Harvey (3 December 2015), "Demokracy at work for Citizen Kay", The West Australian
  6. ^ Bloul, Scherry (12 August 2015), "Rapper Genesis Owusu hits right beat to make Triple j Unearthed High top five", Canberra Times
  7. ^ Staff Writer (4 November 2014), "streams", Themusic.com.au
  8. ^ Fuamoli, Sosefina (15 October 2015), "Citizen Kay takes us through new album With The People track-by-track!", The AU Review
  9. ^ D'Apice, James (24 April 2017), "Album Reviews", The Music
  10. ^ "With the People(EP)". Apple Music. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Belly of the Beast (EP)". Apple Music. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. ^ So, Where Are We? by Citizen Kay on Apple Music, 24 November 2023, retrieved 27 September 2024
  13. ^ "High Evolution Funk (EP)". Apple Music. June 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  14. ^ "All About The Drums (EP)". Apple Music. May 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Demokracy (EP)". Apple Music. November 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  16. ^ "California - single". Apple Music. March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Raise a Glass - single". Apple Music. November 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Alive Again - single". Apple Music. July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Citizen Kay - Freedoom". YouTube. September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Wax On Wax Off - single". Apple Music. August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  21. ^ "MyoMy - single". Apple Music. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Citizen Kay - Life Gives You Lemons". YouTube. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Hey Did You Know? - single". Apple Music. February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  24. ^ "These Kicks - single". Apple Music. May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Static - single". Apple Music. November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Ego - single". Apple Music. July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Funny People - single". Apple Music. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  28. ^ Don't Blink - Single by Citizen Kay on Apple Music, 23 October 2020, retrieved 27 September 2024
  29. ^ Dominoes - Single by Citizen Kay on Apple Music, 6 May 2022, retrieved 27 September 2024
  30. ^ No Peace by Citizen Kay on Apple Music, 29 July 2022, retrieved 27 September 2024
  31. ^ So, It Begins - Single by Citizen Kay on Apple Music, 3 August 2023, retrieved 27 September 2024
  32. ^ It Is What It Is - Single by Citizen Kay on Apple Music, 17 August 2023, retrieved 27 September 2024
  33. ^ ’til I figure it out by Citizen Kay & Viktor Rufus on Apple Music, 9 November 2023, retrieved 27 September 2024
  34. ^ Follow, My Love by Citizen Kay & Koebi Faumui on Apple Music, 9 November 2023, retrieved 27 September 2024
  35. ^ "1 Dads, Courtney Barnett Lead This Year's Independent Music Award Nominations". MusicFeeds. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  36. ^ "Nominees 2016". NLMA. 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  37. ^ "NLMA reveal 2017 Nominees". NLMA. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  38. ^ "Winners 2017". NLMA. December 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  39. ^ "Nominees announced for 2020 National Live Music Awards". NLMAs. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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