MP3: Kokayi – "Feeling Summery" Feat. Substantial and Tamara Wellons

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	MP3: Kokayi – "Summery" Feat. Substantial and Tamara Wellons	04.29.2011


	New Single, Formerly Available On Vinyl Only, Celebrates The Year's Warmer Months

Critical Praise for Kokayi: "Robots is Kokayi's Illmatic- a masterpiece that will surely be regarded as the artist's crown jewel, no matter what he records afterward." Rating: 93/100 - OkayPlayer "Kokayi has created a sound that's entirely his own - a blend of rap, rock, electronica, R&B and whatever else he decides to throw into the mix and doing so with expert ease. If this album doesn't make a best of 2010 list, it would be a complete travesty. This release deserves not only deserves measurable acclaim, but also a place in anyone music lover's collection." Rating: 4/5 - Potholes In My Blog "Robots & Dinosaurs... an everything-plus-the-kitchen-sink post-modern pastiche of sonic sweets." MyOldKentuckyBlog.com The Song: There is no feeling like the first summery day after a long, arduous winter, and Kokayi's latest single, "Summery," is the anthem for that feeling. The Grammy-nominated Washington D.C. native has been shining brightly as a multi-faceted musician since he debuted in 2007 with Mass Instructions, with side projects ranging from recording tracks for ESPN with Stalley to becoming an in-house producer for QN5 Music. His last album, Robots & Dinosaurs, released late last year, was highly acclaimed across the board, and his video for "RoxTar" recently garnered a mtvU.com Freshman Five win. Now, as Kokayi preps a remix EP for Robots & Dinosaurs, he's releasing for the first time a song that had previously online seen release on vinyl, "Summery." The track starts off with a "WOO!" which is the appropriate reaction to stepping outside on a warm day. "I wanted to try and capture that sunny feeling; I wanted people to pump this as they drove with the big 18's in the trunk, so the bass knocks," says Kokayi, citing The Fresh Prince & Jazzy Jeff's "Summertime" and the general feeling of the coming season as main inspirations for the song. Kokayi also brought on Baltimore MC and fellow QN5 label mate Substantial and soulful songstress Tamara Wellons to complete the funky, carefree production. "Substantial is the homie; his perspective and voice always mesh well with the sonic creations I come up with," explains Kokayi. "Tamara was a no-brainer. She is a good friend and I love the tone of her voice, it just oozes sunshine." Download Kokayi's "Summery" ft. Substantial and Tamara Wellons here: http://media.audibletreats.com/Kokayi-Summery_Ft_Substantial_And_Tamara_Wellons.mp3 Kokayi's new album, Robots & Dinosaurs, is available now via QN5. Please Post Buy Links: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/robots-dinosaurs/id396136677 Tweet Please contact Michelle or Dan if interested in talking with Kokayi. The Background: Kokayi (Carl Walker) is a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, emcee, producer and educator. Koyaki (pronounced "Ko-Kah-Yee") has already independently released his debut album Mass Instructions (2007), toured the world and snagged the 2009 Grammy-nod for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for his work as a vocalist and co-producer on "Lovin' You (Music)" by Ethiopian singer Wayna. He also produced Wayna's "Moonlight Rendezvous" which spent 7 consecutive weeks on Billboard's Top 10 R&B/ Hip Hop Singles and 100 Hot Singles Sales charts. Kokayi keeps busy on multiple fronts with several side-projects - as one half of the electro-hop duo, Dastardly (with DJ/Producer Sharkey), and his long-time Afropunk outfit, TheCaesarz. In 2009, Kokayi signed to NYC's independent hip-hop beacon, QN5 Music as an in-house artist and producer.
Streams: "Summery" ft. Substantial and Tamara Wellons: http://media.audibletreats.com/Kokayi-Summery_Ft_Substantial_And_Tamara_Wellons.mp3 "Chanticleer (Cam Jus Remix": http://media.audibletreats.com/Kokayi-Chanticleer_Cam_Jus-Moombahton_RMX.mp3 "DJ Play": http://media.audibletreats.com/Kokayi-DJ_Play.mp3 "Nicotine": http://media.audibletreats.com/Kokayi-Nicotine.mp3 "RoxTar" Remix Feat. Substantial Prod. Roddy Rod: http://media.audibletreats.com/Kokayi-RoxTar_Rmx_Ft_Substantial_Prod_Roddy_Rod.mp3 Gibson Guitar CouchSessions: http://vimeo.com/16408954 http://vimeo.com/16953508 http://vimeo.com/19375574 "RoxTar": http://vimeo.com/17161832 http://media.audibletreats.com/KOKAYI-RoxTar.mp3 "Chanticleer": http://media.audibletreats.com/Kokayi-Chanticleer.mp3 "Only": http://media.audibletreats.com/KOKAYI-Only.mp3 "Autumn Rules": http://media.audibletreats.com/KOKAYI-Autumn_Rules.mp3 Bio, pictures, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/kokayi Twitter: http://twitter.com/KOKAYI Official Site: http://www.kokayi202.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KokayiMusic MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kokayi Label Site: http://qn5.com/