Today’s episode of The YANApodcast features the LEGENDARY KUF KNOTZ!! Known for his ability to fuse genres such as hip-hop, reggae, classical, soul, & jazz, MC/Poet/Songwriter Kuf Knotz is one of today’s fastest emerging alternative artists.
His career has led him to open for a very diverse number of acts: Ms Lauryn Hill, The Roots, Common, G-love, Wyclef Jean, Slick Rick, The Wailers, Robert Randolph, Steel Pulse, Arrested Development, Robert Glasper, Inspectah Deck, Rising Appalachia, Zac Deputy, Josh Ritter, B.O.B, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Kabaka Pyramid, Yellowman, Soulive , Easy Star Allstars, Ozomatli and... BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN at an Obama Rally on the Parkway in Philadelphia!
2008 -”Unstoppable," which became the official song of World Series Champions, The Phillies, with fellow notorious local artists, G. Love, Don McClosky and Chuck Treece.
2011 - Recorded a solo project, “Boombox Logic”, in collaboration with Drexel University's Mad Dragon Records, the country’s first student run label, winning “Independent Music Awards: Best Hip Hop Song” in 2011.
2015 - Tri State Indie Awards Hip Hop Artist of the Year
2015 - Released an album focused on exhibiting a positive message “A Positive Light” on Ropeadope Records. This lead him to engage in more community outreach projects such as WXPN program Musicians on Call and facilitate fundraising events such as food drives, clothing drives, cancer benefits, and disaster reliefs.
2018 - Kuf has recently collaborated with music therapist and harpist, Christine Elise, co-founding a community outreach performance project, “Higher Grounds Music”. Within this project, he released an album, “Higher Grounds” in which he has spent the last year spreading peace and positivity on various stages across North America. The unlikely pair connected and built the project with a similar vision, wanting to create positive, forward thinking music driven by a strong message. Both individuals are intrinsically motivated to foster community growth through musical expression.
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