EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED! Mr. Kobayashi a.k.a. Kobe Kane is an emcee from east Knoxville Tennessee who began writing rhymes as a hobby during his early years of middle school and high school, making beats by pounding on the lunchroom tables and lockers, beatboxing and battling classmates in the hallways between classes, and killing cyphers after school. It wasn't long before he had met other aspiring rap artists who had their own means to record and began to collaborate and grow as an emcee. Years later after a decade of building and unifying the local underground hip hop scene in Knoxville, Mr. Kobayashi put out his classic album entitled, “Concept(ion)”, featuring hit singles, "Image of God", and "Easy Route". Concept(ion) was released in October 2019 and has received mentions and nominations for Album of the Year, and a 2020 video of the year nominee for "Easy Route" featuring Nora Skies".