Kami (rapper)

American rapper (born 1994)

KAMI

Birth name| Kene Ekwunife
Also known as| Kami de Chukwu
Born|  (1994-01-05) January 5, 1994 (age 31)[1][2]
Origin| Chicago, Illinois
Genres| Hip hop
Occupation| Rapper
Years active| 2012–present
Website| www.survivetheflood.us

Musical artist

Kene Ekwunife[3] (born January 5, 1993[1][2]), better known by his stage names Kami (sometimes stylized as KAMI)[4] and Kami de Chukwu,[5] is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois.[6] He is one half of Leather Corduroys.[7] He is one of the founding members of Savemoney.[8] He was included on RedEye's "5 Chicago acts to watch in 2017" list,[9] as well as Fact's "10 rappers to watch in 2018" list.[10]

## Career

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In 2012, Kami released his debut mixtape, Light.[11] In 2017, he released Just Like the Movies, which featured guest appearances from Vic Mensa, Towkio, and Joey Purp.[12] It was described by Noisey as "the fascinating extension of rap's current druggy, emotive melodicism into the more extreme sonic possibilities".[13] In that year, he also released an EP, Superstar.[14] In 2018, he released an EP, From Me to You,[15] as well as a collaborative EP with Smoko Ono, titled Very Slight.[16]

Leather Corduroys has released two projects together: Porno Music Vol. 2 (2014) and Season (2015). Season received a 6.8 rating from Pitchfork.[17]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Just Like the Movies (2017)

### Mixtapes

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* Light (2012) (as Kami de Chukwu)

### EPs

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* Superstar (2017)
* From Me to You (2018)
* Very Slight (2018) (with Smoko Ono)

### Singles

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* "Home Movies" (2016)
* "Foundation" (2016)
* "Right Now" (2016)
* "Scene Girl" (2017)
* "Reboot" (2018)
* "Go Gentle" (2023) (with femdot & Holly)

## References

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1. ^ a b KAMI (January 3, 2015). "Damn my bday on Monday". Twitter. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
2. ^ a b KAMI (June 28, 2012). "and I'm 19". Twitter. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
3. ^ Wilkins, Ernest (January 22, 2015). "Leather Corduroys keep it tight and loose all at once". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
4. ^ Starling, Lakin (November 7, 2016). "Listen To KAMI Snap On His Spirited New Song "Foundation"". The Fader. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
5. ^ Kaye, Ben (December 14, 2016). "KAMI joined by fellow Savemoney member Vic Mensa on new track "Right Now" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
6. ^ Witcoff, Daniel (October 29, 2014). "10 Chicago Rappers To Watch Out For In 2015". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
7. ^ X, Dharmic (March 10, 2014). "Savemoney's Joey Purp & Kami De Chukwu Form Leather Corduroys and Release "Dat Strong"". Complex. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
8. ^ Madden, Sidney (October 20, 2016). "Vic Mensa and Joey Purp Star in Kami's "Home Movies" Video". XXL. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
9. ^ Terry, Josh (December 29, 2016). "5 Chicago acts to watch in 2017". RedEye. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
10. ^ Twells, John; Pierre, Alphonse (January 18, 2018). "10 rappers to watch in 2018". Fact. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
11. ^ Galil, Leor (May 4, 2017). "Kami and Kweku Collins join a young hip-hop revolution with their new releases". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
12. ^ Berry, Peter A. (May 2, 2017). "Stream Kami's 'Just Like the Movies' Album". XXL. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
13. ^ Kramer, Kyle (December 16, 2016). "KAMI's New Wave Rap Is Rap's New Wave". Noisey. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
14. ^ C.M., Emmanual (June 16, 2017). "The Break Presents: KAMI". XXL. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
15. ^ Berry, Peter A. (February 28, 2018). "Stream Kami's 'From Me to You' EP". XXL. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
16. ^ DeStefano, Mike (September 14, 2018). "Kami and Smoko Ono Drop 'Very Slight' EP f/ Chance the Rapper, Joey Purp, and Valee". Complex. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
17. ^ "Leather Corduroys: Season". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-11-22.

## External links

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* Kami on SoundCloud