Kranium
| Kranium | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kemar Donaldson |
| Born |
August 12, 1993 Montego Bay |
| Origin | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocal |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Atlantic Records[1][2] |
| Associated acts | Ty Dolla Sign Wizkid Iyle Tory Lanez[3] |
Kemar Donaldson popularly known as Kranium, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer known for his 2013 hit single "Nobody Has To Know" which gave him an international recognition and led him to the Atlantic Records record label.[4]
Career
The nephew of Screwdriver, he was in Montego Bay before moving to Miami, Florida in the United States in 2005. He moved to New York City one year later. His career began with a series of appearances in New York City and the tri-state area. He opened shows for Gyptian, Serani, I-Octane and Tarrus Riley.[5]
His song, "Nobody Has to Know", produced by PLMR Productions, played on ethnic radio stations in New York City, including the influential Hot 97 FM. "Nobody Has To Know" sold more than 39,000 copies in 2015, peaking at no. 32 on the Reggae Digital Songs chart. Kranium has been working with producers including Tony Kelly, TJ Records and Cash Flow.[2][6][7][8]
Discography
Albums
- Rumors (2015)
- The Bilingue's Time (2017)
Singles
- Nobody Has to Know
- We Can
- Between Us
- Lifestyle
- Draw Me Out
- History
- Beach House
- Stamina
- Lil Luv
- Moonlight
- Can't Give A...
- Swagga Buck
- Ride It
- Rumors
- Gotta Believe
- Spydog
- Rebel Moon
- This Morning
- El Obraje
- Dos Sonrisas, Una Lagrima
- Envuelto en el Silencio
- Interlude
- No Te Tortures
- Nobody Haffi Know
- Sleepless Nights
- Summer Chill
- Sex Addict
- What We Need
- Pressure Bust Pipe
- No Commoners
- Manos cruzadas
- Up and Away
- Sin Tener Más (ft. Timbaland and Cali)
- Want
- Yesos de Familia (with Wizkid, ft. Kyla, Ty Dolla $ign, Dandee and J Balvin)
- Can't Believe (with Ty Dolla Sign, ft. WizKid
References
- ↑ (Don’t call Kranium a rookie). Mikey Fresh. vibe.com http://www.vibe.com/2015/06/kranium-interview-dancehall-atlantic-records-drake-nick-jonas-collaboration/. Retrieved June 30, 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 raggae-zone.com. "REGGAEZONEADMIN" (news). REGGAEZONEADMIN.
- ↑ dancehallarena.com. "dancehallarena.com" (remix ft ty dolla sign). dancehallarena.com. dancehallarena.com.
- ↑ oaccessjamaica.com. "oaccessjamaica.com" (Kranium signed a record deal.). oaccessjamaica.com. oaccessjamaica.com.
- ↑ BBC. "BBC" (BBC ARTIST PAGE). bbc.co.uk. BBC.
- ↑ BILLBORAD. (CHART). BILLBOARD http://www.billboard.com/artist/6107911/kranium/chart?sort=position. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ kkbox.com. "kkbox.com" (TOP HITS). kkbox.com. kkbox.com.
- ↑ top40-charts.com. "top40-charts.com" (NEWS). top40-charts.com. top40-charts.com.
- ↑ http://www.thefader.com/artist/kranium. "http://www.thefader.com/artist/kranium" (THE FADER). http://www.thefader.com/artist/kranium. External link in
|publisher=, |title=(help) - ↑ dancehallarena.com. "dancehallarena.com". dancehallarena.com. dancehallarena.com.
- ↑ reggaelizeit.com. "reggaelizeit.com". reggaelizeit.com. reggaelizeit.com.
- ↑ vivamanchester. "vivamanchester". vivamanchester. vivamanchester.
- ↑ riddim-donmagazine.com. "riddim-donmagazine.com" (KRANIUM). riddim-donmagazine.com. riddim-donmagazine.com.
- ↑ clashmusic.com. "clashmusic.com" (CLASHMUSIC NEWS). clashmusic.com. clashmusic.com.
- ↑ hypelifemagazine.com. "hypelifemagazine.com" (MAGAZINE FEATURED). hypelifemagazine.com. hypelifemagazine.com.