Thierry Moutoussamy (, ; born 23 December 1972), better known as Lord Kossity (), is a French musician. His family is originally from

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but he was born in

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and moved back to the

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with his family when he was 11 years old.Gutierrez, Evan C.
Lord Kossity Biography
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style later in the 1990s, and has since recorded a number of albums and collaborated with Suprême N.T.M.,

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Discography

Studio albums * ''An tèt ou sa yé !'' (1997) (released only in the West Indies and reedited in France in 1998 under the name ''L.K. 1: VersaStyle'') * ''Everlord'' (2000) * '' The Real Don'' (2001) * ''

Koss City ''Koss City'' is the fourth album by French musician Lord Kossity, released in 2002 on the label Naïve Records Naïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classical ...

'' (2002) * ''El Indio'' (2003) (released only in the West Indies) * ''

Booming System ''Booming System'' is the sixth album by French musician Lord Kossity Thierry Moutoussamy (, ; born 23 December 1972), better known as Lord Kossity (), is a French musician. His family is originally from Martinique but he was born in Paris, Fr ...

'' (2005) * ''Danger Zone'' (2006) * ''K.O.S.S.'' (2008) * ''K.O.S.S. 02'' (2010) * ''Fully Loaded'' (2010) * ''Fully Loaded 2'' (2013) * ''K.O.S.S. 03'' (2013) Extended plays * ''One Man Show'' (1996) Compilation albums * ''Dancehall Party: Silence'' (1993) * ''V.I.P.: Aye chechey (1995) (released only in the West Indies) * ''Phénoménal'' (1999) * ''Top Shotta'' (1999) * ''Le Best Of'' (2009) Singles * "Vanessa" (1993) * "Sa rivew'" (1995) * "Sound Boy Watch It" (1998) * "Ma Benz" (Suprême N.T.M. featuring Lord Kossity) (1998) * "Morenas" (2000) * "Sexe dans la piscine" (2000) * "Hey Sexy Wow" (featuring Chico) (2005) * "Dancehall Soldiers" (featuring Krys and

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) (2005) * "Oh No (Judgment Day)" (featuring

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) (2006) * "Balance Gal" (featuring Don Capelli) (2006) * "Booty Call" (featuring Chico) (2006) * "J'aime" (featuring

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) (2007) * "Hotel Room" (featuring Chico and Nicky B.) (2007) * "Le respect ne s'achète pas" (featuring Supa John) (2008) * "So Sexy" (featuring

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and

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) (2009) * "Champion Sound" (2009) * "Wath love" Remix featuring Shaggy and Akon (2009) * "Politiquement incorrect" (2010) * "Roule avec moi" (2010) * "Sexy Boom Boom" (2011)

References

External links

Official website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kossity, Lord 1972 births Living people Musicians from Paris French people of Martiniquais descent French rappers Dancehall musicians Martiniquais musicians