K-the-I???

American rapper
K-the-I???
Birth nameKiki Ceac
BornCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresAlternative hip hop
Underground hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active2002-present
LabelsMush Records
Fake Four Inc
Big Dada
Websitesoundcloud.com/k-the-i
Musical artist

Kiki Ceac, better known by his stage name K-the-I???, is an American rapper and producer based in Los Angeles, California and currently signed to Fake Four Inc.

History

K-the-I??? began recording in 2002. He released several small-issue records before signing with Mush Records in 2006.[1] His debut for the label, Broken Love Letter, was primarily self-produced. The follow-up, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, was produced by Thavius Beck and arrived in 2008.[2][3] The album was released on Big Dada in the UK.[4][5] Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow featured several guest rappers, including Busdriver and Nocando.[6]

Discography

Albums

  • Teletron 1 (2003)
  • Fair Weather Under the Surface Negative (2004)
  • Broken Love Letter (2006)
  • Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (2008)
  • Synthesthesia (2011)
  • The Blueprint Of A Paper Airplane / Like Dust (Split with Walter Gross) (2013)

EPs

  • Yung Planetz EP (2012) (with Bleubird & Sole, as Waco Boyz)

Guest appearances

  • The Train Rawbers - "Astroturf" on The Train Rawbers (2004)
  • Nephlim Modulation Systems - "Hold the Atmosphere" from Imperial Letters of Protection (2005)
  • Scott Da Ros - "Ocean Splits in Half" "Silence + Circles" from One Kind of Dead End (2006)
  • DJ Mayonnaise - "Strateegery" on Still Alive (2007)
  • Noah23 - "Tragic Comedy" on Rock Paper Scissors (2008)
  • Loden - "Radio" on "Self-Aware Wolf" b/w "Radio" (2010)
  • Sole - "Hustle Hard" on Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel (2011)
  • OptimisGFN - "Cambridge's Finest" on Young Whipper Snapper (2015)

References

  1. ^ Biography Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com
  2. ^ Review Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, Drowned in Sound
  3. ^ Review, Pop Matters
  4. ^ Review, The Guardian
  5. ^ Review, XLR8R.
  6. ^ K-the-I??? returns with Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Plug One, June 5, 2008.

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