Ya Kid K

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Ya Kid K (born January 26, 1973 in Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo ; real name Manuela Barbara Moasco Kamosi ) is a rap musician and singer.

Life

Kamosi was born in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) and moved to Belgium at the age of 11 . From there she traveled to Chicago .

Back in Belgium, she started rapping in the Fresh Beat Productions crew , which made Belgian techno producer Jo Bogaert aware of her and founded the Technotronic music project with her and MC Eric Martin . Ya Kid K was among other things the singer of the world hit Pump Up The Jam . Felly, a fashion model from Zaire , was shown on the cover and listed as a featured artist .

In 1992 she released the solo album One World Nation , which did not reach any chart position. Only the single Let This Housebeat Drop made it to number 21 in the dance music / club play singles charts.

In 1996 she released the single Shake That Body with Robi Robs Club World . The single was, as well as the song Make That Money , on the album of the same name Robi-Rob's Clubworld . The single Shake That Body was also released on the soundtrack for A Night at the Roxburry .

Since then she has appeared as a solo artist with guest contributions on various singles, albums and samplers.

In the summer of 2014, Ya Kid K returned with the track Moja Mbili Tatu .

Discography

Albums

  • 1989: Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic)
  • 1990: Trip On This (Technotronic)
  • 1992: One World Nation
  • 1995: Recall (Technotronic)
  • 2014: Stalled (Constructions)

Singles

  • 1989: Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic feat Felly)
  • 1990: Spin That Wheel (Hi Tek 3 feat.Ya Kid K)
  • 1990: Get up (Technotronic feat.Ya Kid K, UK: silversilver)
  • 1990: Rockin 'Over The Beat (Technotronic feat Ya Kid K)
  • 1990: Megamix (Technotronic)
  • 1991: Awesome
  • 1992: Move This (Technotronic feat.Ya Kid K)
  • 1992: That Man
  • 1992: Let This Housebeat Drop
  • 1993: Hey Yoh Here We Go (Technotronic feat Ya Kid K)
  • 1994: One + One (Technotronic feat Ya Kid K)
  • 1995: Move It To The Rhythm (Technotronic feat Ya Kid K)
  • 1995: Recall (Technotronic Feat Ya Kid K)
  • 1995: I Want You By My Side (Technotronic feat Ya Kid K & Black Diamond)
  • 1995: Shake That Body (Robi Robs Clubworld & Ya Kid K)
  • 1995: Make That Money (Robi Rob's Clubworld featuring Ya Kid K)
  • 1996: Everybody Dance (C&C Music Factory Feat Ya Kid K)
  • 1998: Rock My World
  • 2000: Take Me Back (unreleased)
  • 2001: Take A Trip
  • 2001: Mary Go Round (DAAU feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2001: Teveel MC’s (ABN feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2004: Love Dem Man (unreleased)
  • 2005: Ready (Skeemz feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2006: Shady (Skeemz feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2008: Citizen Of The Planet (Syndicate of LAW feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2008: Jump On It (Syndicate Of LAW feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2010: Ouh Ouh (Syndicate Of LAW feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2011: Do UC Me Standing
  • 2011: Tell Me
  • 2011: Comes Love (BARONIC ARTS feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2014: Moja Mbili Tatu (Maviic feat Ya Kid K)
  • 2014: Perhaps It Wasn't Love
  • 2014: Auto-Erotic
  • 2016: I Thought The Future Would Be Cooler - MC Eric Remix (YACHT feat Ya Kid K)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b http://www.yakidk.com/yakidk.htm (link not available)
  2. ↑ Album placement at Allmusic (English)
  3. ↑ Shake That Body at Allmusic (English)
  4. ↑ Information on the soundtrack of A Night at the Roxburry at imdb.com
  5. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
personal data
SURNAME Ya Kid K
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kamosi, Manuela Barbara Moasco (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Congolese rapper
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Kinshasa , Zaire