Ko-Jo Cue

BIO

Ko-Jo Cue was born Amankwaa Linford Kennedy in Adum, a suburb of Kumasi.
At age 9, he was exposed to rap music when his cousin Rebel, an amateur dancehall artiste, introduced him to the first album by Hiplife artist Obrafour.

He started taking music serious as a career in Senior High school when he formed a group with another aspiring rapper named Wrong Medicine and got introduced to Pocalos Recording Studio.

In 2009, he met two aspiring musicians K-Wu and Kuul D (together known as Soulbrothaz) who introduced him to Macfancy, a 3rd year pharmacy student at KNUST who made beats in his spare time. The two hooked up and started recording in a bedroom studio owned by a fellow Nigerian student called Okechukwu a.k.a Drillmeister. Macfancy made the beats and mixed the recordings afterwards. The two will go on to record over 10 songs (some of which made it onto his first mixtape), Ko-Jo operating under the name Jazzy Flo.

Under the guidance of Tallal Sangari a.k.a Tee, Ko-Jo Cue adopted his new moniker and started a journey to discover himself as an artist beginning with the release of his first mixtape.

In January 2010, Ko-Jo Cue released the first instalment in a series he titled ‘Growing Pains’. The project which was titled ‘N.A.T.H.A.N’. He added three more installments: ’N.O.N.A’, ‘Now And Forever’ and ‘The Wait’.

In January 2011, Ko-Jo Cue released Before We Shine, which featured artists like Trix, Kay-Ara and Klu with production from Macfancy, Peewee, Kid Ziggy and Kuvie.

In March 2012, he released ‘Winning’ as the first single for the second instalment of Before We Shine. In June 2012, he released his first ever visual for the single titled ‘The Flood’. The video was directed by Jeneral Jay and received rotation on various national television stations eventually landing on Channel O.

In October 2012, he released another single titled ‘Lie Ben’ and also announced the release date for the second instalment of Before We Shine.

In January 2013, almost a year after the release of its first single, Ko-Jo Cue released the sequel ‘Before We Shine 2: The Cremation of Care’ to both critical praise and commercial appeal. The mixtape which had 16 tracks (plus 2 bonus tracks) featured artistes like Stone (Bradez), Edi-Young, Klu, Cabum, Kay-Ara and Trix. Production duties were also handled by Klu, Kid Ziggy, Kuvie, Alberto, Cabum and Peewee.

After releasing a viral hit song called ‘Corolla Music’ earlier in the 2014, Ko-Jo got signed to the BBnZ label in June. Joining the likes of E.L, Lil Shaker and Qweci Oteng.

On 29th September 2014, Ko-Jo released his 8th mixtape ‘The Shining’ to great reviews from critics and fans alike.