Kokayi

pronounced: (koh-kai-yee) meaning: he summons the people (Shona Origin) emcee/producer/artisan. i live outside the margins.

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How can I get a copy of the track "Chi Town" from the film: I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac?

i have to find it. it's been a while since that movie was released.

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Siced!!!! i'll be discussing You Are Ketchup: and other fly music tales as well as all things hip hop @dartmouthcollege more info soon come. @stroelliot Marvin is the mood for the whole weekend. #weoutchea #idoesthis #mygrammarissolid #wecoolquial #dctodartmouth (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqY8gcYs_x4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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siced. "More" & "Poseidon" currently on display at Yangtze VideoArt show @ Big House. international exhibition in Wuhan, CH. shouts to @oleksiykoval @veronika_wenger #nft #videoart #artist #author (at Wuhan, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-WK5LrOM3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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road. chops w/ @terrilynecarrington +social science y @drchelseygreen and @ambroseire with @mivosquartetfour #outchea (at The Road) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6jxM0N2r9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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happy national son's day to my mans 50 grizzle. thankful to god for loaning you out to us, your wisdom and love has kept me through some trying times. so proud of the person you are becoming and far more interested in knowing the person you are with your friends. (at Runyon Canyon, Hollywood Hills) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpa9RwDOoON/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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a wave. @carnegiehall thank you @terrilynecarrington @matthewthomaswyatt @aparksmusic @iamdeboray @morganguerin_ 📸 @seshatyonshea #havemicwilltravel #youareketchupbook #smangin #yerrrrrrr (at Carnegie Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVOivQrAKv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Yung!!!! Slim!!!! Moe!!! Thursday 7:30 pm i get to cross an iconic venue off the list of spots i dreamt about rocking when i first started as an emcee. I'm hitting with @terrilynecarrington @iamdeboray @matthewthomaswyatt @aparksmusic @morganguerin_ @carnegiehall HA!!!! DC to NY slim. all my BK fam stand up! no i didn't get drafted to the majors but it's major. see y'all there. ticket link on Terri's bio. #meetmeatcarnegiehall #havemicwilltravel #youareketchup #smangin (at Carnegie Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOVPgrLvKn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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apply. it's open, we have info sessions, open houses, tips, advice, all of that tap in and get your work in. #RP @interledgerfoundation ・・・ Now that the Future|Money Arts & Culture Grant Call for Proposals is open we invite you to attend one or more weekly office hours sessions. This is an excellent opportunity to drop in to ask questions you may have about the Call for Proposals.  You can register via link in bio.  The first of four (4) weekly sessions is tomorrow, March 1st, 2023 12:00 pm EST. Followed by: * March 8, 2023 - 3:00 pm EST / 8:00 pm GMT  * March 15, 2023 - 8:00 am EST / 1:00 pm GMT * March 22, 2023 - 10:00 pm EST / 7:00 pm PST There will be a public note taking document shared at that time and this session will be recorded. We hope you will attend and are looking forward to meeting prospective applicants. #tellafriend #passiton #taganartist (at MONEY) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOQ9BtLN7C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Siced!!!! FUTURE|MONEY grant applications are open. When we started down this road on designing this grant l I wanted to be sure that we provided substantive resources to artists to create and the space to exhibit, no hoops & untethered so that in turn the work could acts as a catalyst in the technology space, because art and tech inform one another. We’ve assembled a panel of jurors across multiple disciplines and are looking forward to the work that will be submitted. I created the portmanteau Inti/vation to represent where intention and innovation intersect with the idea that when intention exists within the creative core it acts as a catalyst for empathy to evoke positive human reaction. The ILF for me represents an entity that embodies this idea as they have been advocates for promoting innovation, creativity, and inclusion. They have been consistent partners for creatives in a variety of industries, providing support and resources, fostering community and standing as a beacon of what true empathy looks like in technology. Grants are open. follow and find out go to the @interledgerfoundation bio for the link and i'm looking forward to experiencing amazing art. ・・・ Interledger Foundation is inviting all artists to apply for its Future|Money Art & Culture grant. FUTURE|MONEY, the first grant opportunity for 2023, seeks artists of any discipline to reimagine outdated financial systems that currently exclude 1.7 billion people from accessing essential services to make and receive payments. If you are a visionary artist with an interest in contributing to a future where how you earn or share money and where you live do not impact the financial services you can access, then you should click the link in our bio to get more details on this grant opportunity. This grant opportunity will fund up to eight (8) projects at USD 25,000 in unrestricted funds for an eight-month project timeline; along with the opportunity to showcase the art produced at the 2023 ILF Summit. Applications will be accepted up to Friday, March 24, 2023, at 11:59 (EST). (at Art Lives Here) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBOlcvuMpf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I was severely depressed about 6 months before this moment. I love this video. @dlproduces had the vision @maybetimmyburton is one of the best DPs i've had the good fortune of working with, becaue making Orlando look like Miami with the Chuck E. Cheese jonts cranking i the back miming the vocals is a whole epic moment. Chapter 2 of "You Are Ketchup: and other fly music tales" is aptly entitled Robots & Dinosaurs, i touch on my mental health at that time, my frustration with the music business and the words from a child that gave me perspective and a mission. That mission led to @tonedeff (also crushing the thrash mix) & QN5 via @substantialmusic which led to @shellymac_xo @audibletreats and @danfriedman who had me errywhere. @datdudebyron was a solid partner and friend throughout the process and we made a great body of work. that jont is pressed up and reisssued via @_marcusjmoore and @vinylmeplease snag the book, connect the dots, travel with me. i'm black, that was some history. #blackauthorsmatter #blackbooksmatter #youareketchupbook #outchea (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/ConGfEOLDJ6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Black Music Collective Awards were amazing. styling by @seshatyonshea @commedesgarcons @converse pieces from @somewhere.official DC. props to the whole BMC team for an amazing experience and to @riggysmallz @jerieljohnson_ @iamricolove @harveymasonjr as the progenitors and driving forces behind this intentional initiative to honor black music. #blackmusiccollective (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNsuJ_y1fe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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honestly, though i understand the need for, i don't really rock with the confines of a black history month when black people have been innovating since the beginning of time. but that's a whole other convo. As we celebrate the 50th year since the cultural disruption and constant reminder of black diasporic ingenuity that is hip hop, i remember attending the @prodengwing jont honoring @officialjackwhite only to return this year to perform with the inimitable @terrilynecarrington as a part of +social science. shouts to @morganguerin_ @iamdeboray @aparksmusic @malcolmjamalwar @matthewthomaswyatt we had a time slim. we outchea and we ain't goin nowhere. #blackmusic #blackhistory #producerandengineerwinggrammys #beboptohiphop #jazz #classicalmusic #kronosquartet (at Village Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNXJUSpx22/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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OOO. it's officially Hot Christmas szn. (at AWAY) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmeE6Screp9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#tbt once upon a time in the way back machine. there were 3 of us who met in 4th grade, Ms. Hamer's class at Patterson. Steve lived off Joliet, Kenny lived on Bolling. We pushed each other to achieve more, to be smarter, to survive. These are my earliest and closest friends. we lost Steve (a brilliant black kid and the only one i knew who played tennis aside from Arthur Ashe) a few years ago. Me and Kenny are still close. some of this story is in the book, order yours. #youareketchupbook #unclefunnybunny #dc #ward8 (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOP5-tOL2P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Appreciate @citycast_dc for speaking with me about life here and the book You Are Ketchup. thanks to my publicist @theliterarylobbyist team. team. #RP @citycast_dc ・・・ D.C. has it own sound that sticks with you. And nobody knows that more than D.C. rap legend Kokayi (@kokayi). He joins us today to talk about his new book, You Are Ketchup and how D.C. influenced everything in his life, from the music he makes to where he sends his kids to school. Check out our latest episode now! (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKdrmEP5YC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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we off that 53! what!!!!! back on Elmira and all through the late 80's and keeping it a bean, when they said i had cancer, young!, i did not believe that i'd still be here. so i'm a run it up for@as long as i have life. get your feet off my couch, hearken up. long post ahead. the solar rotation is complete. shout out to the og most high for overseeing these past 364 days of hills and valleys and the ability to still draw breath, unencumbered. for helping me Marie Kondo: relationships, closets, energies, habits, negus, bammas, get withs, vampires, clingons, fears, inhibitions, and idea and construct of self. i ont need platitudes or ego strokes, this know thyself via therapy and internal work is a whole wave. i'm thankful for those that have lit my path and graced my door in person and virtually, i appreciate any good vibes thrown my way and don't take them for granted. gifts of prayer, our hard books, vinyl, merch, are appreciated, also do a good deed, support a good cause and some black folks in need. yerd. old head chop it up with a youngin and pass on some gems without preaching. youngin, sit with an old head and get some history, technique and vibes. lastly be good people. go to the physical and mental doctors. that's my whole birthday wish. #happybirthdaytome #sagittarius ##saggitariusseason (at Birthday Shenanigans) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6G2L_rok1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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last 4 days of this run were a blur. shout out to my compadres @sean.rickman1 @richthealgorithm @mbase1235 @jonyfin @dimicology gents it's back to making our own breakfast and dinnner, finding our own transportation and waking up early on purpose. home again, home again, jiggidy jig. until next jont. #tour #tourlife #planestrainsandautomobiles #EUtour #international #author #yakthebook (at Washington Dulles International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clc46jntsGD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=