K-os
- January 5, 2024
- Rapper
Quick Facts
K-os Biography
| Name | K-os |
| Birthday | Feb 20 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | Toronto |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
K-os is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on February 20, 1972 in Toronto, Canada. Canadian rapper who touches on themes of wealth, class, and violence in promoting what he calls a positive message.
Slick Rick was one of his musical influences growing up.
Growing up, k-os was a fan of artists and groups as diverse as New Order, Depeche Mode, Rx Bandits, Michael Jackson, Boogie Down Productions, Slick Rick, A Tribe Called Quest, and The Beatles. He said that he was “insecure” in high school and he pursued his musical ambitions because after performing at an assembly in his high school gym he realized performing attracted people towards him and it made him feel “powerful and … secure”. In 1992, he attended Carleton University in Ottawa for one semester to please his father. He returned to Toronto and enrolled into York University. Being friends with Nigel Williams, a member of the band Pocket Dwellers, Nigel encouraged k-os to continue to develop his musical abilities when he was confronted with “difficult forays”.
While attending York University, k-os gained his first exposure in the music industry in 1993 when he released the single “Musical Essence” with a music video financed by a VideoFACT grant. He dropped out of the university shortly afterwards. The single was produced with friends Clarence Gruff and Kevin Risto; currently, Risto is one half of the production duo known as Midi Mafia (produced the 50 Cent single “21 Questions”). After winning a MuchMusic Video Award for the single, k-os was noticed by NBA player John Salley, who became his manager. With the single gaining moderate success, k-os was invited to perform in the 1995 Hip-Hop Explosion Tour, with other Canadian acts such as Rascalz and Ghetto Concept. Salley and Raphael Saadiq began work with k-os on his planned debut Missing Links, eventually releasing his second single “Rise Like the Sun” in 1996. k-os suddenly withdrew from the music industry in 1996 after receiving an offer from BMG. k-os would later say that during this time he had already completed several albums but was dissatisfied with his music. He described his music as “pretentious and derivative,” and stated at the time that he was “still trying to figure out who he was.”
He was born Kevin Brereton in Toronto, Ontario, and styled his rap name k-os to mean ‘knowledge of self.’
K-os Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Rapper |
| House | Living in own house. |
K-os is one of the richest Rapper from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, K-os 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He lived in Trinidad from the age of 9 to 13, and surrounded himself with music to cope with the loneliness.
His set his messages often in opposition to mainstream hip-hop, criticizing the glorification of violence and fame.
Kevin Brereton (born February 20, 1972), better known by his stage name k-os (/ˈ k eɪ . ɒ s / ; “chaos”), is a Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is K-os Dating?
According to our records, K-os is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, K-os’s is not dating anyone.
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Despite suggesting that Exit might be his only album, k-os released his second album Joyful Rebellion on August 24, 2004. The album was well received and became platinum in Canada in February 2005. The album and the second album single, Crabbuckit, were rated the most downloaded “Hip Hop/Rap” album and track on the iTunes Store in Canada upon their release. The album also earned the number two spot on Rolling Stone critic Karen Bliss’s top ten album list for 2004, where she described the artist as a “destined superstar.” The album maintained the same formula as Exit; k-os himself later described Joyful Rebellion as being a “rant against the state of hip hop”. Joyful Rebellion featured a total of six singles. The debut single, “B-Boy Stance”, was followed by “Crabbuckit”, “Man I Used to Be”, and “The Love Song”, each accompanied by a music video. The radio exclusive titles “Crucial” and “Dirty Water” were released shortly after. The single “Crabbuckit” went on to be nominated three times at the 2005 Canadian Radio Music Awards.
Facts & Trivia
K-os Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. K-os celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.
On October 10, 2006, Atlantis: Hymns For Disco was released in Canada, with a global release scheduled on February 6, 2007. The album went platinum in Canada during December of the same year. Atlantis, written and produced by k-os, featured collaborations with Sam Roberts and Buck 65. The album debuted as number one and number five on the “Digital Albums” and “Current Albums” Canadian charts, respectively. The album reached number five on Music World’s top ten in its opening week. While the album continued to merge several musical genres, k-os described the album as being more vocal due to him becoming more comfortable with his singing voice. Atlantis was also described as leaving behind the “social commentaries” and hip hop critique present on his last two albums. Subsequent singles are “Sunday Morning” and “Flypaper”. ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown has used the chorus of “Sunday Morning” as an intro returning from commercial break the past two seasons. k-os was one of the top 3 nominees for the Juno Awards of 2007 with five nominations although failed to win one.
Where is K-OS now?
He has been largely off the radar since his 2015 album, Can’t Fly Without Gravity — “All I’ve done from 2015 to 2020 is make music,” he says — but now he’s returned with a new EP, entitled Boshido.
What is K-OS real name?
Kevin Brereton
Is K-OS Will I Am?
will.i.am
will.i.am in 2018
Background information
Birth name| William James Adams Jr.
Also known as| Will 1X illwilly Willonex Zuper Blahq
Who wrote Crabbuckit?
k-os
WHO released the first hip hop album in Canada?
Early 1980s He was also featured on Rap the Night Away, a 1981 album by Bobby Boyer and Demo Cates which has been credited as the first full- length Canadian hip hop album.