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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

The Song:

Kokayi is back to work, dropping the latest from Robots & Dinosaurs, his highly regarded sophomore album, and with the remix of "RoxTar," Kokayi enlists QN5 labelmate and Baltimore emcee Substantial and Maspyke/Low Budget Crew producer DJ Roddy Rod. While the original track offered smatterings of hip-hop, rock, and electro sounds, this remix is decidedly more hip-hop. Roddy Rod's track maintains a rock feel, largely due to the distorted electric guitar chops that provide the remixed beat's primary melody, but he also brings heavy drums, syncopated and crashing percussion, and energy-filled vocal samples to flesh things out. Substantial kicks things off, incorporating Kokayi's lyrical style from the original, name-dropping bands including Good Charlotte, Chuck Berry, Twisted Sister, and more as he weaves his story. Kokayi's own verse keeps up the tongue-in-cheek wordplay, rapping, "Spinal taps that you fear to face, and/ Leave a type O-negative leaking in the pavement."

Download Kokayi's "RoxTar Remix" here:
http://media.audibletreats.com/Kokayi-RoxTar_Rmx_Ft_Substantial_Prod_Roddy_Rod.mp3

In other Kokayi news, his video for "RoxTar" has been selected to compete in this week's Freshmen 5 video contest on mtvU.com. Each week, MTVu's The Freshmen picks five bands or artists to feature on their program, with the winner to be included in regular rotation. Fans are urged to vote as many times as they like until the cutoff – 2pm EST on Friday. Fans can vote for Kokayi on the mtvU website here:
http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/pick-this-weeks-best-freshmen-video-2/

Kokayi's new album, Robots & Dinosaurs, is available now via QN5.

Please Post Buy Links:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/robots-dinosaurs/id396136677




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:

"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/

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