Kankick (also spelled as Kan Kick, real name Ted Hughes) is an American hip-hop producer from

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Career

Kan Kick grew up in the city of Oxnard, along with several fellow hip-hop musicians including

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, Oh No, DJ Romes and Dudley Perkins. In the early 1990s he was an integral part of

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, appearing on several of their tracks. He has also produced some of The Alkaholiks' early tracks. Later he went on to produce a number of solo instrumental albums, as well as collaborate with several rappers and producers such as

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, Declaime and

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. His 2001 release, ''From Artz Unknown'' was his first official solo introduction and featured West Coast rappers such as Declaime, The Visionaries,

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, Phil Da Agony,

, and Wildchild.

Discography

*2001: ''From Artz Unknown'' *2004: ''Acid Massive Musical'' *2004: ''The Traditional Heritage'' *2005: ''Seeing Spirits'' *2006: ''Serious Business This!'' *2008: ''Kan Kick Remixes'' *2009: ''Beautiful: Opus of Love, Deeper than Flesh'' *2011: ''Rummage to Royalty''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kick, Kan Living people American hip hop record producers Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)