Kene Ekwunife (born January 5, 1993
[), better known by his stage names Kami (sometimes stylized as KAMI) and Kami de Chukwu, is an American rapper from ]Chicago
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. He is one half of Leather Corduroys. He is one of the founding members of Savemoney
Savemoney (sometimes stylized as SaveMoney or SAVEMONEY) is a hip hop collective originating in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded by Chicago rapper Vic Mensa.
Members
* Vic Mensa
* Chance the Rapper
* Nico Segal
* Towkio
* Joey Purp
* Kami
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''s "5 Chicago acts to watch in 2017" list, as well as ''Fact
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''s "10 rappers to watch in 2018" list.
Career
In 2012, Kami released his debut mixtape, ''Light''. In 2017, he released ''Just Like the Movies'', which featured guest appearances from Vic Mensa
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, Towkio, and Joey Purp
Joseph Davis (born August 3, 1993), better known by his stage name Joey Purp, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is one half of Leather Corduroys. He is one of the founding members of Savemoney.
Early life
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. It was described by ''Noisey
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'' as "the fascinating extension of rap's current druggy, emotive melodicism into the more extreme sonic possibilities". In that year, he also released an EP, ''Superstar''. In 2018, he released an EP, ''From Me to You'', as well as a collaborative EP with Smoko Ono, titled ''Very Slight''.
Leather Corduroys has released two projects together: ''Porno Music Vol. 2'' (2014) and ''Season'' (2015). ''Season'' received a 6.8 rating from Pitchfork.
Discography
Albums
* ''Just Like the Movies'' (2017)
Mixtapes
* ''Light'' (2012)
EPs
* ''Superstar'' (2017)
* ''From Me to You'' (2018)
* ''Very Slight'' (2018)
Singles
* "Home Movies" (2016)
* "Foundation" (2016)
* "Right Now" (2016)
* "Scene Girl" (2017)
* "Reboot" (2018)
References
External links
* {{SoundCloud, kami_kami_kami, Kami
Living people
1993 births
Rappers from Chicago
21st-century American rappers