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13349413 | Play | I'm Goin' Crazy | 03:46 Tools | |
13349410 | Play | Outcast | 04:19 Tools | |
13349411 | Play | Intro (Skit) | 00:50 Tools | |
13349412 | Play | Seven School Sins | 03:12 Tools | |
13349416 | Play | Depression | 04:03 Tools | |
13349414 | Play | I Live Life | 03:37 Tools | |
13349415 | Play | Me Be Me | 03:21 Tools | |
13349424 | Play | The Joey Rosano Show #2 [Skit] | 01:19 Tools | |
13349420 | Play | The Joey Rosano Show #1 (Skit) | 02:37 Tools | |
13349419 | Play | I'm So High Part 2 | 03:49 Tools | |
13349422 | Play | So High | 02:54 Tools | |
13349417 | Play | Im Goin Crazy | 03:46 Tools | |
13349426 | Play | What They Out Fo | 02:57 Tools | |
13349421 | Play | Born 2 Be Fly | 06:04 Tools | |
13349434 | Play | Swamper | 02:39 Tools | |
13349423 | Play | Born 2 Be Fly (feat. Tech N9ne & Krizz Kaliko) | 06:04 Tools | |
13349433 | Play | Bow Down | 02:47 Tools | |
13349428 | Play | Twisted Love | 03:55 Tools | |
13349431 | Play | Born 2 Be Fly (Ft. Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko) | 06:03 Tools | |
13349437 | Play | Hip-Hop (Ft. Tech N9ne, B-Legit) | 04:20 Tools | |
13349436 | Play | Violated (feat. Tech N9ne & Krizz Kaliko) | 03:47 Tools | |
13349429 | Play | I Just Wanna Fuck | 03:30 Tools | |
13349444 | Play | Violated (Ft. Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko) | 03:46 Tools | |
13349439 | Play | Pill Poppin' Music (feat. Brotha Lynch Hung) | 03:39 Tools | |
13349443 | Play | Pill Poppin Music (Ft. Brotha Lynch Hung) | 03:38 Tools | |
13349441 | Play | Pain (feat. Krizz Kaliko) | 04:21 Tools | |
13349430 | Play | Pain (Ft. Krizz Kaliko) | 04:20 Tools | |
13349445 | Play | Im So High Part 2 | 03:49 Tools | |
13349442 | Play | The Way That It Goes | 03:25 Tools | |
13349438 | Play | Hip-Hop (feat. Tech N9ne & B-Legit) | 04:20 Tools | |
13349435 | Play | Stranger (Ft. Tech N9ne, Big Scoob, Kutt Coulhoun, Stevie Stone | 06:30 Tools | |
13349427 | Play | Violated | 03:47 Tools | |
13349448 | Play | Hollywood (feat. Cait La Dee) | 03:54 Tools | |
13349446 | Play | Hollywood (Ft. Cait La Dee) | 03:53 Tools | |
13349440 | Play | shift kits | 03:41 Tools | |
13349425 | Play | Stranger | 06:31 Tools | |
54095941 | Play | The Call | 06:31 Tools | |
13349432 | Play | Hip-Hop | 04:21 Tools | |
13349453 | Play | I'm So High, Pt. 2 | 03:49 Tools | |
13349450 | Play | Stranger (feat. Kutt Calhoun, Tech N9ne, Big Scoob, Loki & Stevie Stone) | 06:30 Tools | |
13349475 | Play | Big Bank | 03:46 Tools | |
13349479 | Play | I Rep | 01:02 Tools | |
13349449 | Play | Pain | 04:21 Tools | |
13349461 | Play | They Want To Know My Name | 03:41 Tools | |
13349458 | Play | Recognition | 04:22 Tools | |
13349454 | Play | Pill Poppin' Music | 03:39 Tools | |
13349455 | Play | Hollywood | 03:54 Tools | |
13349464 | Play | The Music | 04:30 Tools | |
13349468 | Play | Stranger (feat. Tech N9ne, Big Scoob, Kutt Calhoun & Stevie Stone) | 06:30 Tools | |
13349477 | Play | Mac Dre Fo' Life | 01:40 Tools | |
13349460 | Play | Radio Song | 02:50 Tools | |
13349469 | Play | Talkin To You | 02:46 Tools | |
13349452 | Play | Everybody | 05:09 Tools | |
13349478 | Play | Can't Do It Like I Do | 03:47 Tools | |
54095942 | Play | Some of These Cat's | 05:09 Tools | |
13349465 | Play | My Lil Girl | 03:45 Tools | |
13349451 | Play | I'm Feelin Ya' | 03:33 Tools | |
13349559 | Play | Depression (Snippet) | 01:30 Tools | |
13349474 | Play | The Call (Skit) | 01:06 Tools | |
13349462 | Play | Hip-Hop (feat. B-Legit & Tech N9ne) | 04:21 Tools | |
54095943 | Play | My Own | 01:30 Tools | |
13349466 | Play | Outcast (Full Song) | 04:22 Tools | |
13349463 | Play | Violate You (Snip) | 01:10 Tools | |
54095944 | Play | Blah Blah Blah | 01:30 Tools | |
13349482 | Play | Be About Yo Doe | 04:48 Tools | |
13349538 | Play | 2 Shots (Ft. Andre Nickatina) | 03:49 Tools | |
13349554 | Play | 2 Shots | 04:15 Tools | |
13349457 | Play | Jack Mode | 05:17 Tools | |
13349471 | Play | Club Girl | 03:43 Tools | |
13349456 | Play | Stranger (feat. Big Scoob, Kutt Calhoun, Loki, Stevie Stone, & Tech N9ne) | 06:31 Tools | |
13349542 | Play | I Miss You Mamma | 05:07 Tools | |
54095994 | Play | What's up with You and Me | 01:19 Tools | |
13349480 | Play | Dog It's Not You! | 01:32 Tools | |
54095945 | Play | One Nite (Ft. Savior) | 03:45 Tools | |
13349531 | Play | Ride With Me | 03:38 Tools | |
54095946 | Play | Do A Lil Sumptin (Ft. D-Buck) | 01:32 Tools | |
13349476 | Play | Last Night | 03:02 Tools | |
54095975 | Play | Down Down | 04:19 Tools | |
54095947 | Play | The Past | 03:02 Tools | |
13349487 | Play | Criminal Minded | 02:53 Tools | |
54095948 | Play | Ride Wit Me | 02:53 Tools | |
54095949 | Play | Kick Rocks | 02:53 Tools | |
13349459 | Play | Do a lil Sumpthin | 03:55 Tools | |
13349552 | Play | Click Clack Snippets | 01:14 Tools | |
54095950 | Play | Felony | 04:28 Tools | |
13349569 | Play | Shift Kits Ft. D-Buck (Radio) | 03:34 Tools | |
13349527 | Play | Something Wrong (Ft. B-Legit a | 04:28 Tools | |
54095952 | Play | Cognito I'm Sick Of You | 03:34 Tools | |
54095951 | Play | My Radio Song (Radio) | 03:34 Tools | |
54095953 | Play | No Problems (Ft. B-Blak and Lu | 03:34 Tools | |
54095956 | Play | Anarchy Nation (Feat. Hopsin) | 03:34 Tools | |
54095954 | Play | Overhated | 03:34 Tools | |
54095955 | Play | Your Man | 03:34 Tools | |
54095957 | Play | My Chucks | 03:34 Tools | |
54095959 | Play | Hater | 03:03 Tools | |
13349566 | Play | Goin' On - Remix | 02:59 Tools | |
13349537 | Play | My Radio Song (Instrumental) | 03:03 Tools | |
13349499 | Play | To Make Money | 03:56 Tools | |
54095958 | Play | You Got What I Need (Ft. Aaron | 03:03 Tools | |
54095961 | Play | Who Got The Mic Snippets | 02:36 Tools | |
13349418 | Play | The Joey Rosano Show #2 (Skit) | 01:19 Tools | |
13349447 | Play | The Joey Rosano Show #1 [Skit] | 02:36 Tools | |
54095960 | Play | Aint That Different (Ft. Maste | 02:36 Tools | |
13349565 | Play | 2 Shots (Feat. Andre Nickatina) | 03:49 Tools | |
13349539 | Play | Something Wrong (Feat. B-Legit & Cee-Lo) | 04:28 Tools | |
54095962 | Play | Something Wrong (Ft. B-Legit and Cee-Lo) | 04:28 Tools | |
54095965 | Play | Spoiled Milk (feat. Doey Rock) | 01:03 Tools | |
54095963 | Play | Cry Now, Laugh Later (Babysitter Skit) | 04:28 Tools | |
13349500 | Play | I Need A Freak (feat. Thug Misses) | 04:18 Tools | |
13349549 | Play | No Problems (Feat. B-Blak & Luyah) | 04:21 Tools | |
13349541 | Play | The Master P Affiliation | 01:03 Tools | |
54095964 | Play | No Problems (Ft. B-Blak and Luyah) | 01:03 Tools | |
13349568 | Play | One Nite (Feat. Savior) | 03:05 Tools | |
13349544 | Play | You Got What I Need (Feat. Aaron Mason) | 04:06 Tools | |
54095966 | Play | Click Clack | 04:06 Tools | |
13349547 | Play | Something Wrong Ft. B-Legit an | 04:00 Tools | |
13349553 | Play | Gangsta | 03:47 Tools | |
13349473 | Play | the bouncer | 01:32 Tools | |
13349511 | Play | Do A Lil Sumptin (Feat. D-Buck) | 03:54 Tools | |
13349516 | Play | i wanna be free | 05:24 Tools | |
13349519 | Play | Think | 03:56 Tools | |
13349506 | Play | The Bouncer - Skit | 01:33 Tools | |
54095967 | Play | No Gimmicks (Feat. Brotha Lynch Hung & Doey Rock) | 03:56 Tools | |
54095968 | Play | Milkman Intro (Feat. DJ Pause) | 03:56 Tools | |
13349509 | Play | Push | 04:43 Tools | |
54095969 | Play | My Radio Song (Vocals) | 04:00 Tools | |
54095970 | Play | Aint That Different (Ft. Master P, B-Blak, Luyah and D-Buck) | 04:00 Tools | |
13349550 | Play | Ain't That Different (Feat. Master P, B-Blak, Luyah & D-Buck) | 04:10 Tools | |
13349534 | Play | Ride for You | 04:19 Tools | |
54095971 | Play | Sick and Deranged | 01:33 Tools | |
54095972 | Play | Stranger (Ft. Tech N9ne, Big Scoob, Kutt Coulhoun, Stevie Stone) | 01:33 Tools | |
54095973 | Play | What They Out For? | 01:33 Tools | |
13349481 | Play | You Got What I Need Ft. Roe (R | 03:10 Tools | |
54095974 | Play | I Need A Freak (Ft. Thug Misses) | 02:59 Tools | |
13349495 | Play | No Time | 03:36 Tools | |
13349484 | Play | I Can't Change | 05:21 Tools | |
13349520 | Play | I Need a Freak | 04:17 Tools | |
54095976 | Play | You Got What I Need (Ft. Aaron Mason) | 03:10 Tools | |
54095977 | Play | I Need A Freak (Ft. Thug Misse | 03:10 Tools | |
54095978 | Play | Iron Heart (Feat. Swampkat & Y.S.) | 03:10 Tools | |
54095979 | Play | Cry Now, Laugh Later (Grandma Skit) (Feat. DJ Pause) | 03:10 Tools | |
13349560 | Play | Something Wrong | 04:28 Tools | |
13349486 | Play | Shift Kits Ft. D-Buck (Vocals) | 03:16 Tools | |
13349558 | Play | Blah Blah Blah - Skit | 00:39 Tools | |
13349504 | Play | The Feds - Skit | 00:48 Tools | |
54095980 | Play | The Feds | 03:16 Tools | |
54095981 | Play | Chop Suey (Feat. Loki & B-Legit) | 03:36 Tools | |
54095982 | Play | Spoiled Milk | 03:36 Tools | |
13349518 | Play | Heart of a Champion | 02:54 Tools | |
13349492 | Play | Do The Damn Thang | 03:35 Tools | |
54095986 | Play | Intro | 03:34 Tools | |
13349503 | Play | N*ggas Won't Listen - Freestyle Bonus Track | 04:46 Tools | |
54095983 | Play | Bad Lil Breezy (Feat. Master P) | 00:39 Tools | |
13349494 | Play | Addict To Ya | 03:46 Tools | |
54095984 | Play | Born 2 Be Fly - Feat. Tech N9ne & Krizz Kaliko | 04:17 Tools | |
54095985 | Play | Intro - Skit | 04:17 Tools | |
13349490 | Play | Shift Kits Ft. D-Buck (Instrum | 03:34 Tools | |
13349512 | Play | Pill Poppin Music | 03:38 Tools | |
13349502 | Play | A lil Story | 03:25 Tools | |
54095987 | Play | Anarchy Nation | 03:25 Tools | |
13349555 | Play | Intro [Skit] | 00:50 Tools | |
13349532 | Play | I Kust Wanna **** | 03:29 Tools | |
54095988 | Play | 1 900 Cognito | 03:29 Tools | |
13349556 | Play | You Got What I Need | 03:10 Tools | |
54095989 | Play | What's Up | 03:38 Tools | |
54095990 | Play | Violate You (ft. Krizz Kaliko) (Snippet) | 03:38 Tools | |
54095991 | Play | Milkman Outro (Feat. DJ Pause) | 03:38 Tools | |
13349472 | Play | The Joey Rosano Show #2 | 01:19 Tools | |
54095992 | Play | I'm a Hustler | 01:19 Tools | |
13349526 | Play | Momma - Skit | 00:31 Tools | |
13349571 | Play | Look Into My Eyes | 03:55 Tools | |
54095998 | Play | I'm Goin Crazy | 06:02 Tools | |
13349485 | Play | Born 2 Be Fly (ft. Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko) | 09:18 Tools | |
54095993 | Play | Pill Poppin Music (feat. Brotha Lynch Hung) | 09:18 Tools | |
13349489 | Play | The Joey Rosano Show #1 | 02:36 Tools | |
13349470 | Play | Violated (feat. Tech N9ne Krizz Kaliko) | 03:46 Tools | |
89393847 | Play | I'm a Hustler (Bonus Track) | 03:46 Tools | |
13349561 | Play | Do a Lil Sumptin | 03:54 Tools | |
54095995 | Play | Bad Lil Brezzy | 03:54 Tools | |
54095996 | Play | Whatcha Gonna Do | 03:55 Tools | |
13349491 | Play | Hip-Hop (Ft. Tech N9ne & B-Legit) | 04:20 Tools | |
13349483 | Play | Born 2 Be Fly (ft. Tech N9ne & Krizz Kaliko) | 06:02 Tools | |
54095997 | Play | Born to be fly feat. Krizz Kaliko and Tech N9ne | 06:02 Tools | |
54095999 | Play | Violated - Feat. Tech N9ne & Krizz Kaliko | 06:02 Tools | |
54096002 | Play | Stranger (feat. Tech N9ne, Big Scoob, Kutt Calhoun, Loki & Stevie Stone) | 01:19 Tools | |
13349497 | Play | A Lil' Story | 03:26 Tools | |
13349510 | Play | No Problems | 04:21 Tools | |
13349524 | Play | One Nite | 03:05 Tools | |
54096000 | Play | You Got What I Need Ft. Roe (Radio) | 03:05 Tools | |
13349546 | Play | The Joey Rosano Show #2 - Skit | 01:19 Tools | |
54096001 | Play | Milkman Intro | 01:19 Tools | |
89393848 | Play | Look in My Eyes | 01:19 Tools | |
13349529 | Play | Violate You ft. Krizz Kaliko (Snippet) | 01:10 Tools | |
54096004 | Play | Pill Poppin' Music (Feat. Brot | 01:10 Tools | |
54096005 | Play | The Joey Rosano Show #1 - Skit | 01:10 Tools | |
13349543 | Play | Aint That Different | 04:11 Tools | |
54096006 | Play | I'm Goin Hollywood | 04:11 Tools | |
54096007 | Play | Time For Change | 04:11 Tools | |
13349488 | Play | Born 2 Be Fly (feat. Tech N9ne Krizz Kaliko) | 06:02 Tools | |
89393849 | Play | Do That | 06:02 Tools | |
54096008 | Play | Chop Suey | 06:02 Tools | |
54096009 | Play | Shift Kits (instrumental) | 06:02 Tools |
After grinding for 10 years, working with different indie labels and flirting with fame, Cognito has found the perfect label to call home: Strange Music, one of the most successful independent music labels in the world. “They work hard like I work hard,” assures COGNITO. “They put everything into their artists.” The dogged determination to prevail at any cost that both Strange and COGNITO share couldn't be a better match. The Fairfield, Calif.-raised father of two has poured his heart into albums, toured relentlessly, and stayed in the studio late numerous Friday nights when he could've been chilling at home with his family – all for the love of the game. Growing up in the North Bay, COGNITO fast became intrigued with the burgeoning local hip-hop scene led by E-40 and B-Legit. The two hip-hop heavyweights exposed the young emcee to the hip-hop community, tapping his services at the Sick Wid It offices and schooling him in the art of promotion. He is the first to admit he was not the best student. But writing stories was his strong point in school. He started writing rhymes at 16, taking his cue from the people he was around. Yet it was hard to take rapping seriously as a career. A white rapper just wasn't considered normal yet. It wasn't until three years later, when Eminem's The Slim Shady LP released, that COGNITO's path became clearer. “I don't think being a white rapper has held me back,” relays COGNITO about the always-controversial topic of the White Rapper. “It got me seen more. It got me out there. I stand out because I am white. But let my music speak for itself.” As for the Eminem comparisons, COGNITO is flattered but suggests otherwise. “When Eminem dropped minds were blown. I look at the Eminem comparison as an honor. He's the best rapper in game. But never once has a guy I work with said I sound like Eminem.” At age 21 COGNITO earned himself a new title; father. In order to care for his family, he put hip-hop on the back burner for the next year, popping into the studio every so often to record tracks with producing partner D Buck. Mike Mosley, who had worked with E-40, TQ, C-Bo, Richie Rich and Tupac, heard COGNITO's music, and in 2002, offered him a deal with his Steady Mobbin' label. “When Mike wants to offer you a record deal,” COGNITO states, “you take your career serious.” COGNITO never dropped an album, but he did make a handful of important connections in the industry, one being QD3 producer Femi, one of the two producers he still consistently works with today. He continued doing shows and brushed up on the record industry rules. 2006 was a big year for COGNITO. He hooked up with Master P and his newly formed Gutta Music to release Recognition. It was an honor to be affiliated with P, a hip-hopreneur COGNITO had admired since hearing his West Coast Bad Boyz compilation in 1997. COGNITO would score his biggest hit to date, “Shift Kits,” from the Shift Kits and Hood Chicks DVD. COGNITO stayed busy touring with fellow Bay Area rapper Andre Nickatina. When Nickatina took some time off, COGNITO hit the road solo. As fate would have it, COGNITO and Strange shared the same booker. Together on a string of show dates, COGNITO witnessed Strange's impressive stage show and extreme professionalism. COGNITO even shared a joke with Tech: He had previously recorded over Femi's “Slacker” beat, a song that appears on Tech's Absolute Power (2002). The groundwork for the COGNITO-Strange merger was set in motion. Three years later when hip-hop activist Violet Brown, a longtime supporter of Strange, approached COGNITO about shopping a deal to the indie powerhouse, he was with it. One conversation with Strange Music co-owner and CEO Travis O'Guin and another with Dave Weiner, Vice President of Strange Music West, plus one visit to Kansas City, the label's home, and COGNITO knew he was home. “I know it sounds cliché, but you can do anything you want,” tells COGNITO. “My motivation has been people saying I couldn't do this. I'm hardheaded. At the end of the day, you have to go get it and no one is going to give it to you. But I look at my progression. Seeing what I'm accomplishing on my own and knowing that if I go get it, it could happen. There hasn't been a goal I shot for that I haven't achieved when it comes to my music.” Building on his own persistence, COGNITO is quick to admit his success has been buoyed by his supportive team: Violet Brown, Femi, Mike Mosley, Darien Smith, his studio engineer for the past seven years. The 29 year old has had an amazing team behind him, which has catapulted him to where he is today. Currently, COGNITO is working on his Strange debut, Automatic, scheduled for a February/March 2010 release. “Stylewise, I'm a storyteller,” COGNITO points out. “Whether it's a club track or a serious, depressed track, I'm going to tell you a story and get my message across to you. I like when people can relate to a song. That's what I love more than anything.” “I don't follow trends,” he adds. “I pride myself in making my music real. I don't like to front, but I also like to have fun. Take me serious, but don't take me too serious. Listen to me with an open mind. I want to be an inspiration like my musical influences were to me.” As COGNITO prepares for the next stage of his career, he is more than ready for the full-time grind. “From 21 until now I have given this everything. I don't stop until I achieve my goal. With Strange backing me, I feel that I can accomplish all my goals. I got a shot like this and I'm going to run with it and make it happen.” Read more on Last.fm. 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