Kano

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Kano Biography

Meet 19-year-old Kane 'Kano' Robinson: garage's lyricist laureate, the MC's MC, the street poet who knows it, a pirate frequency all of his own amid the scramble of the national garage airspace. A key member in East London's reigning N.A.S.T.Y. Crew, he has talent, credibility and vision coming out of his pores.

At 16, when he was still looking up to D Double E, the one-man garage industry who heads up eastside contenders N.A.S.T.Y Crew, he delivered 'Boys Love Girls' - a treatise on the politics of the sexual playground expressed in the language the playground best understands. As Dizzee's 'I Luv U' and Wiley's chilly 'Igloo' and 'Ice Rink' single were standardising UK garage's next genetic strain, the wavering melody lines and panic-button riddim of 'Boys Love Girls' gained a steady footing on the underground.

At Mike Skinner's personal request Kano has been busy working with The Mitchell Brothers, a pair of East London MCs championed and produced by The Streets. Along with D Double E and Lethal B, Kano recently detonated an evening of East London style over in Berlin. 'No one knew us over there but we got them hyped 'cause we were enjoying it ourselves. That's the key - to enjoy it yourself. If I was at a rave and saw people on stage not really having a good time, not giving it their all, I wouldn't I give it my all.'

Kano's game plan is clear - he's enjoying himself, and it's a safe bet a spin of 'Ps & Qs' or new 'Typical Me' will mean you will too. It may be a long way off, but if The Streets-style fame comes knocking on his door, Kano's tactics would be true to his rectitude.

'Fame would piss me off, I reckon,' he concludes. 'I bet Mike wishes he could sell as many records but not be so famous. Your face is just blatant and everyone knows who you are. It must be a nightmare. I'd probably stay indoors a lot. Some people get into this for the fame. I don't. I just want to do it for the music.'

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The Latest Kano News

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Kano Video and Audio

Kano Brown Eyes [Clean version w/o cigar] video

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Kano Brown Eyes [original] video

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Kano Reviews

Kano, Feel Free, Single Review

3rd December 2007

Read our single review for Kanos 'Feel Free' released on 10th Dec 2007...

Kano - Remember Me - Single Review

20th June 2005

He’s signed to The Street’s label 679, and is definitely original and real and this comes through in his...

Kano - We Have A Problem - Single Review

20th June 2005

Yet it would sound good in a club as the beats are heavy and have a nice grime feel to it and I guess he’s got plenty...

Kano - Typical Me - Single Review

3rd March 2005

All in all I’d say Kano is a young talent that is being groomed in the right way. ‘Typical Me’ is a catchy track with a...

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15th February 2006   15:36

ANDY MANC (1)

KANO IS LYRICAL AS IS SAID IN THE ARTICLE. I DONT KNOW ANYONE WHO CAN CHANGE THE GAME AND MAKE IT STAY AT A PINICAL FOR AS LONG AS NEEDS BE. KANO'S GONNA GO FAR AND FAST HOPE HE CAN KEEP UP THE PACE. YOUR KILLING IT KID
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