Ko-Lition K.O.

"When you grow up in a three bedroom apartment with eight children and one parent, you tend to share everything with each other, especially a Love for Music." From Jazz to Classic Soul, Hip Hop to Electro Rock, Blues to Dance, the Duo Ko-Lition grew up loving and appreciating the late Greats and well-known independents. With a love for lyricism and great storytellers like Biggie, 2Pac, Slick Rick, and Jay-Z, they soon developed a taste for Hip Hop and began writing and spitting their own stories to friends and family. Tales of Brooklyn days, low-income living, and young adulthood would transform two adolescent city Boys into intelligent thinkers. They reached out to anyone who would listen and were eventually picked up by Brothers and Sisters Entertainment (BSE) where they were able to really bring out their talent through showcases all over the East Coast like BET's 106th and Park, BB Kings, and Public Assembly. Duo has since venture out on their own and created their own production company, See Music Live LLC which embodies the importance of astonishing and energetic stage presence as well as their vision of where they want to see music go in the years to come. Ko-Lition have been performing in various night lounges, clubs, and showcases throughout the area including Webster Hall, Drom NYC for Hot 97's Mic Check Wednesdays and most recently winning 'Best Hip Hop Artist' for the Artist in Music Awards 2013 in Los Angeles, CA. They're making their mark spreading their Hip Hop/Jazz/Electro sound with their Debut album 'Love Jazz Robotz. Songs like Blindsided Featuring the angelic voice of Raine, Must Be Robotz, and Personal Legend all tell great personal stories with powerful instrumentation for the listening ear. The lesson is 'See Music Live… It's Bigger Than Hearing It.' Meet the Guys DE-LO “I FIRST CAUGHT THE VERBAL BUG AFTER LISTENIN' TO A TRIBE CALLED QUEST'S ‘ELECTRIC RELAXATION...’” says De-Lo, “it was the first track I’ve heard that had me say ‘damn... that’s how I’m a sound when I get my words together.” His first battle was in JHS against another student. They both didn’t write at the time, so “we would jack our favorite MCs and battle wit their rhymes and the kid didn’t know how to deliver so he always lost. Shortly after, we started writing our own and from then, I realized that I had the gift of delivery.” By the time he entered HS, De-Lo’s skills expanded, and so did his confidence De-Lo has a passion for the art he loves, and looks to be a trailblazer in the next era of rap, bringing back the love of lyricism and just good music making. K BRIGGS First felt the lyrical bug in Elementary school when he wrote a rhyme about black history month. It was so well received that he felt like it was the start of something hot. He honed his skills over the years, even incorporating his love into his schoolwork (he once wrote a paper in JHS analyzing the verses of De La Soul’s “Millie Pulled a Gun on Santa”, complete with an audio presentation of the song to his class). As his young maturity grew, he continued listening to the greats in hip-hop, developing his lyrical and story-telling ability. Though mostly in a party mood, his lyrics are thoughtful, fun, yet strong, serious and intelligent. He is one of the main creative heads behind the development of Ko-Lition overall style. The Duo draw their influences from all genres of music from A Tribe Called Quest, Jay-Z, Black thought, Mos Def, Kanye West, Outkast, Missy, Daft Punk, Maroon 5, Fred Wesley and the Gorillaz, to name a few. Ko-Lition are delightful young men with the charisma and energy to keep an entire room entertained. What’s their mission statement? “We are here for the taking.” See Music Live... Its Bigger Than Hearing It