Lord Kossity | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Thierry Moutoussamy |
Also known as | Lord Ko |
Born | Paris, France | 23 December 1972
Genres | Dancehall, ragga, French hip hop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Killko Records, Naïve Records, U.M.G., Sony Lord Ko Publishing, EPIC, Free World Music |
Website | https://www.youtube.com/@LordKossityOfficiel |
Thierry Moutoussamy (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi mutusami], [tiʁi]; born 23 December 1972), better known as Lord Kossity (/ˈkɒsɪti/), is a French musician. His family is originally from Martinique but he was born in Paris, France and moved back to the French West Indies with his family when he was 11 years old.[1] He began his career in the 1990s with the group Contrast, with his cousin, Dr G-Kill. He started incorporating ragga music with the zouk style later in the 1990s, and has since recorded a number of albums and collaborated with Suprême N.T.M., Vybz Kartel, Shaggy, Bounty Killer, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Elephant Man.