Kilo Kish

Lakisha Kimberly "Kish" Robinson (born May 10, 1990), better known by her stage name Kilo Kish, is an American vocalist,^[1] songwriter, visual artist, painter, and fashion/textile designer.

Early life

Kilo Kish was born in Orlando, Florida on May 10, 1990 to a family of African-American descent. She went to Glen Rock Elementary School in Bergen County, New Jersey, but later returned to Orlando.^[2]

Aged 18, she received a partial scholarship to attend the private art college Pratt Institute in New York. While taking a year off, she worked multiple jobs, before enrolling in the Fashion Institute of Technology for textile design, from which she graduated in 2012.

Kish began to pursue a musical career when her roommates Smash Simmons and Mell McCloud decided to set up an in-home studio, starting a project called the "Kool Kats Klub". It was through this exposure that she initially met Matt Martians of the neo-soul duo The Internet and collaborated on The Jet Age of Tomorrow's "Want you Still" and The Internet's "Ode to a Dream".

Career

2012: Homeschool

Kilo Kish's debut EP Homeschool was released on April 2, 2012, and was well received by critics, being labeled as one of the best albums of 2012 by Complex.^[3] The EP was produced by past collaborators such as The Internet and Pyramid Vritra of The Jet Age of Tomorrow, who also provided guest vocals on the project.

On July 31, Kish released "Watergun", a song produced by The Internet, via Soundcloud.^[1]

On September 17, "Navy" was released on The Blue Rider record label.^[4] The release also contained a remix of "Navy" by Melo-X. A video for "Navy", as directed by Kish with Ben Rayner, premiered on The Fader the same day.^[5]

2013: K+

Kish released the mixtape K+ for free download on February 7, 2013. It featured artists including Childish Gambino, Star Slinger, SBTRKT, A$AP Ferg of A$AP Mob, Earl Sweatshirt, and Matt Martians of OFWGKTA. In December, Kish released K+ THE BOOK, a behind-the-scenes digital art zine, in extension to the mixtape.^[6]

2014–2015: Across

Kish's second EP, Across, was released on July 8, 2014, in collaboration with the fashion and record label Maison Kitsune. The following year, Kish released Across Remixes.

2016: Reflections in Real Time

Kish's first studio album, Reflections in Real Time, was released on February 29, 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

• Reflections in Real Time (2016)

Mixtapes

• K+ (2013)

EPs

• Homeschool (2012)
• Across (2014)
• Across Remixes (2015)

Singles

• "Navy" (2012)

Guest appearances

References

External links

• Kish Kilo Kish on SoundCloud
• Kilo Kish discography at Discogs