My Music May Define This Election
This is my first time paying attention to politics. Biden pulled me in.
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If you don’t know his name, you know his sound. Marcos Palacios, half of the production duo Da Internz, is now Kosine, a producer, artist, and talk show host. The Chicago native leapt from the classroom to the studio and found himself working with Nicki Minaj (“Anaconda”), Rihanna (“Birthday Cake”), and dozens more, from Nas to Justin Bieber. At one point, Kosine admits, he started to believe his own hype, which ultimately led to business drying up and him moving back in with family. After some soul searching and a reset, he ended up on Joe Biden’s radar; now, his sound, which he calls “gourmet ratchet,” is urging people to vote in the upcoming election. He hasn’t always been active in the past, but that changes this year — for him and, hopefully, for you too. Here are his thoughts, as told to Aliya S. King.
I’m not big into politics. It’s just not something I’ve always followed. I’m working on that. On my show, Kingz With Kosine, we had guests like Van Lathan and Shaun King, and I was nervous about holding my own because I’m not necessarily keeping up with what’s going on politically.
