“No Long Ting No Prisoners” Kano Was And Still Is The Biggest Thing On The Underground, In 2004 He Won Best New Mc At Sidewinder Awards And Also Best Newcomer At The Urban Music Awards. Kano Was Voted By Tastemakers At The Bbc (Dj’s / Producers / Presenters Etc) As One Of 5 To Watch For 2005 Last Years List Included The Scissor Sisters. Kano Was A Budding Footballer (Chelsea / Norwich) Before The Music Took Over His Life He Still Regularly Sees His Old Pals John Fortune (Charlton), Ashley Cole (Arsenal) And Local East Ham Boy Jermaine Defoe (Spurs). Carlton Cole (Aston Villa / Chelsea) Was Also Recently On Mtv Showing Big Love For Kano. Adidas And Puma Have Previously Asked Kano To Model Their Wears But He Politely Declined The Offer. Hugo Boss Asked Kano To Model For Spring Summer 05 Unfortunately Recording / Touring Commitments Got In The Way. Kano Has Guested On Two Of The Streets Big Records "Fit But You Know It" And "Get Out Of My House". Kano Has Also Featured On The Mitchell Bros Track "Routine Check". Kano Has Recently Turned Down Guest Work With Lemar, Estelle And Kiesha White. Kano Is Getting Lots Of Heat On The Other Side Of The Atlantic As Well, Busta Rhymes Asked Him To Come Down To The Studio When He Was In London. Lil’ John Has Asked For Him To Jump On His Next Single RemixAnd 50 Cent Is Copying His Style Ideas! See Kano (Rwd Mag Cover) And 50 Cent (Vibe Cover). In France Platinum Selling Rappers I Am Are Also Big Fans. Kano’s Club Appearances Have Increased Dramatically With His Rise To Fame He’s Now In So Much Demand He Could Perform Every Night Of The Week From The Palace Pavilion To Fabric From Southampton To Edinburgh. In Jan 2005 Kano Performed At His First Showcase At Ministry Of Sound / Smoove, The Result Smoove Had It’s Busiest Night Ever! Kano Has Played Live Dates To Over 100,000 People With The Streets, Nas, Roots Manuva And Bloc Party At The Bands Request. Kano Has Been Booked For The Following Summer Festivals Homelands / Wake Fest / Tdk Festival ( Uk) / Roskilde ( Denmark) / Feedback ( Paris) / Pukklepop ( Belgium) And 5 Days Off ( Holland). Kano Will Also Be Entertaining The Raving Cru In Faliraki / Malia / Ayia Napa And Ibiza. Kano ’s Previous Single Typical Me Was One Of The Only Singles This Year To Have Climbed 10 Places From Its Initial Midweek Position Of 34 It Ended Up At No 22. Typical Me Has Now Sold Upwards Of 14,000 Units And The Vinyl 12” Is Still In High Demand. The Kano Debut Album Home Sweet Home Is Set For A June 27 Release The Album Features Production And Vocals From Mike Skinner. The Hottest Producer On The Block Paul Epworth (Babyshambles / Futureheads / Bloc Party) Collaborated With Kano On The Black Sabbath Sampling “I Don’t Know Why” Another Hot New Producer Diplo Also Lent A Hand On The Soon To Be Club Classic Reload It. Diplo Is Currently Producing For Kelis And Has Just Finished Working With M.I.A On Her Album. The Performance Of Kano At The Urban Music Forum Was The Biggest Of The Weekend Causing Greater Teenage Hysteria Than Will Smith. Kano Is Also Being Touted As A Future Star Of The Silver Screen He’s Just Recently Filmed A Cameo In The New Film From The Production Team Behind Lock Stock Entitled “Rolling With The Nines” Oscar Nominated Director Lexi Alexander Who’s New Film Hooligan Which Stars Elijah Wood Has Sent Kane The Script For Her New Project “Life Of Lyrics” Kano Has Appeared On The Cover Of Fader Magazine In The Us And Undercover And Rewind Mag In The Uk Press Confirmed For The Album So Far - Uncut Lead Review And Touch Album Of The Month, Nme Will Run A Page Feature On Him Prior To The Single Remember On June 13. |