Born and raised in East London, British Ghanaian Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah aka Kojey Radical is often described as a “renaissance man”. At the forefront of a generation of young British artists who have pushed underground Black music into the mainstream over the past few years. Kojey embodies everything that makes an artist truly exciting in 2023; he’s an authentic and uncompromising creative force, constantly evolving and blurring boundaries as he moves from rap, funk, spoken word and poetry to fashion, art and film with an almost effortless fluidity. Following a series of acclaimed EPs, Kojey Radical finally released his highly anticipated debut album Reason To Smile in March 2022. His most ambitious and complete work to date, Reason To Smile has been showered in accolades. Widely regarded as one of the year’s standout records, it was shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Music prize and included in both album and video of the year categories at the Mobo Awards, with Kojey himself also being nominated for as ‘best hip-hop act’. The praise continues into 2023 with Kojey nominated as a ‘Best New Artist’ at the Brit Awards.