Kevin Georgiou (born 22 May 1985), known professionally as K Koke, is an English rapper. He is best known for his "Are You Alone" Diss track and ''Fire in the Booth'' freestyle on

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's show on

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, which has accumulated over 20 million

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views.

Music career

His first mixtape, ''Pure Koke Volume One'', was given away for free on various online outlets. Following extensive radio play, he signed a deal with

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. At the time of signing to Roc Nation, Georgiou was preparing to release ''Pure Koke Volume Two''. He released visuals for singles "Nobody But Us" feat Abel Miller, "Lord Knows" feat Don Jaga and "Streets Are Cold" which features Birmingham's UK rap veteran Malik MD7. However, his music career was stopped abruptly as he was arrested for attempted murder. This meant ''Pure Koke: Volume 2'' was released with very little promotion due to his disappearance. Georgiou was later dropped from Roc Nation and in 2015 signed with

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Attempted murder trial

Georgiou was charged with the attempted murder of an unidentified 27-year-old football player at

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on 9 March 2011 along with associate named Levi who was remanded in custody pending trial in October 2011. The victim was shot in the back. Georgiou stood trial on 4 October 2011 and was acquitted of all charges on 3 November 2011 after seven months on remand.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koke, K. 1985 births Living people Roc Nation artists English hip hop musicians English male rappers English people of Greek Cypriot descent Rappers from London Gangsta rappers People from the London Borough of Brent