k-os

Summary

k-os is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Toronto^[2]. He was born on February 20, 1972^[3]. He worked as a singer^[4], music video director^[5], rapper^[6], record producer^[7], and songwriter^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (663 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• k-os was born in Toronto^[2].
• k-os was born on February 20, 1972^[3].
• k-os held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• k-os worked as a singer^[4].
• k-os's professions included music video director^[5].
• k-os worked as a rapper^[6].
• k-os's professions included record producer^[7].
• k-os's professions included songwriter^[8].
• k-os's professions included composer^[11].
• k-os's education included a stint at York University^[12].
• k-os was educated at University of York^[13].
• k-os was educated at Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute^[14].
• k-os's education included a stint at Carleton University^[15].
• k-os received the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year^[16].
• k-os received the Juno Award for Single of the Year^[17].
• k-os received the Juno Award for Video of the Year^[18].
• k-os is recorded as male^[19].
• k-os's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• k-os's genre is hip-hop^[21].
• k-os's genre is alternative hip-hop^[22].
• k-os's genre is funk^[23].
• k-os's genre is reggae^[24].
• k-os's record label is recorded as Astralwerks^[25].
• k-os's record label is recorded as Caroline Records^[26].
• k-os's record label is recorded as EMI^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1972-02-20^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative hip hop, hip hop, rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative hip hop, canadian, canadian hip hop, hip hop, producer, rapper, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3dfb71a2-2e06-4a69-8839-3e1fc07e92ea^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

k-os's place of birth was Toronto^[2]. He was born on February 20, 1972^[3].

Education

Educated at York University^[12], a university^[34], in Canada^[35], founded in 1959^[36], headquartered in Toronto^[37]; University of York^[13], a public university^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1963^[40], headquartered in York^[41]; Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute^[14], a high school^[42], in Canada^[43], founded in 1960^[44]; and Carleton University^[15], an open-access publisher^[45], in Canada^[46], founded in 1943^[47], headquartered in Ottawa^[48].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], music video director^[5], rapper^[6], record producer^[7], songwriter^[8], and composer^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year^[16], a class of award^[49], in Canada^[50]; Juno Award for Single of the Year^[17], a Juno Awards^[51], in Canada^[52]; and Juno Award for Video of the Year^[18], a class of award^[53], in Canada^[54].

Why It Matters

k-os ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (663 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

FAQs

Where was k-os born?

k-os's place of birth was Toronto^[2].

What did k-os do for work?

k-os worked as singer^[4], music video director^[5], rapper^[6], record producer^[7], and songwriter^[8].

Where did k-os go to school?

k-os was educated at York University^[12], University of York^[13], Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute^[14], and Carleton University^[15].

What awards did k-os receive?

Honors received include Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year^[16], Juno Award for Single of the Year^[17], and Juno Award for Video of the Year^[18].