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Birth name | Kemani Tutti Kane Duggan [1] [2] |
Born | [2] Tottenham, London, England [3] | 9 May 2001
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Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | No Requests [4] |
Member of | OFB |
Kemani Tutti Kane Duggan (born 9 May 2001), known professionally as Bandokay (formerly stylized as BandoKay), is a British rapper. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB.
Beginning his career in 2018 alongside fellow OFB rappers SJ and Double Lz, Bandokay gained prominence in 2019 after release of Frontstreet . The mixtape peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and was followed by Drill Commandmants, released in 2021.
Kemani Tutti Kane Duggan was born on 9 May 2001, in Tottenham, London, England. He is the son of Mark Duggan, who was shot to death by police in 2011. After his father's death, Duggan was looked after by Marcus Knox-Hooke, one of his father's friends. This would lead Knox-Hooke to form a program to look after vulnerable youth in Tottenham. [5]
Sometime afterwards, Duggan began secondary school; however, he would be kicked out three months after beginning due to his inability to control his behaviour. [1]
In a 2022 video showcasing his daily life, Bandokay stated that Kash, a member of OFB, was the main reason that he would take a career in music seriously; according to Bandokay, Kash would call him in order to write lyrics. [6]
Bandokay began his musical career in early 2018 with the release of "Bruck It" alongside Kash, Ys, Double Lz and Boogie B.[ citation needed ] In late 2018, he released "Bad B on the Nizz" alongside Double Lz and SJ; [1] according to an interview with Complex Networks, the song gained one million views in a week. In the same interview, Double Lz said that the first song that he and Bandokay made was created in 2017; however, it was never released. [7] The three would, for sometime, adopt the name Y.OFB ("Young OFB"); the "Y." prefix would later be dropped in 2019. [8]
On 14 November 2019, the group released their debut mixtape Frontstreet ; the mixtape peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart. The mixtape also included "Ambush", which was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
Following the release of Frontstreet, Bandokay would appear on Kenny Allstar's Mad About Bars freestyle series in 2019 and release "Lightwork Freestyle" in 2020, both of which featured Double Lz. [9] [10] In 2020, he would release "OT Bopping" with Double Lz, [11] which peaked at number 91 on the UK Singles Chart.
In the beginning of 2020, Bandokay was named within the top 20 British MCs to watch in 2020 by Complex Networks. [12]
In March of 2020, Bandokay would appear alongside Double Lz on iLL BLU's "Magic" and on "War" by Mastermind, [13] [14] which would peak at number 46 and number 39 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. In May, he would release "Patient", [15] which would peak at number 92.
In July, Bandokay would appear on Deno's "Circles", also featuring Double Lz; [16] the song peaked at number 36. In October, Bandokay would release "BLM" with Double Lz and Abra Cadabra, [17] which peaked at number 63. During a 2020 interview with Vice regarding "BLM", Double Lz and Bandokay teased that another mixtape was in the works, which included features from Loski, Abra Cadabra, and others. [18]
The mixtape, named Drill Commandments, was released by the two on 19 March 2021; it would peak at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart.
In June 2021, Bandokay released "Slide"; [19] it peaked at number 74.
In January 2022, Bandokay announced in a video that he and Double Lz were to release solo albums. [6] He would also release "Praise the Lord" in the same month. [20] In February, Bandokay was signed to No Requests, created by Tiffany Calver in collaboration with Polydor Records. [4] In March, he would release "Tower Hill Freestyle", named after an area in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. [21]
In 2022, Bandokay, alongside Double Lz, was charged with violent disorder following a 2021 incident at a Selfridges store where two people were stabbed. [22]
On 15 January 2024, Bandokay was summoned at Thames Magistrates Court and charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition without a license. [23]
On 2 July 2024, BandoKay was due to face trial at the Old Bailey accused of possessing a Tokarev pistol and 22 bulleted cartridges with intent to endanger life last year. But just before his trial was due to start, he pleaded guilty to lesser offences of possession with intent to cause fear of violence. The court was told that the minimum sentence for having a gun was five years in prison. Judge Philip Katz KC remanded the defendants into custody to be sentenced on 5 July 2024. [24] On 5 July 2024, Kemani Duggan was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing a Tokarev pistol and 22 bulleted cartridges with intent to cause fear of violence. [25]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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UK [26] | IRE [27] | ||||
Frontstreet [28] (with OFB, SJ and Double Lz) |
| 36 | 97 | ||
Drill Commandments [30] (with OFB and Double Lz) |
| 53 | — | ||
M.A.R.K. [31] |
| — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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UK [32] | |||||
"Bad B on the Nizz" [1] (with Double Lz and SJ) | 2018 | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Reality" [33] (with Double Lz and SJ) | — | ||||
"Purge" [34] (with Double Lz and SJ) | 2019 | — | |||
"Next Up?" [35] (with Double Lz and SJ) | — | ||||
"Hardest Bars Freestyle" [36] (with Double Lz and SJ) | — | ||||
"Ambush" [37] (with Double Lz and SJ) | — |
| Frontstreet | ||
"Mad About Bars" [38] (with Double Lz) | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Lightwork Freestyle" (with Double Lz) | 2020 | — | |||
"OT Bopping" (with Double Lz) | 91 | ||||
"Let Man Know" [39] (with Double Lz and Abra Cadabra) | — | ||||
"Patient" | 92 | ||||
"Full Flick" [40] | — | ||||
"BLM" (with Double Lz and Abra Cadabra) | 63 | ||||
"What's Goodie" [41] (with Double Lz) | — | ||||
"Ahlie" [42] (with Double Lz and Izzpot) | 2021 | — | |||
"YKTV" [43] (with Double Lz and Izzpot) | — | ||||
"Daily Duppy" [44] (with Double Lz and Izzpot) | — | ||||
"Hashtag" [45] (with Double Lz) | — | ||||
"Flick of the Wrist" [46] (with Double Lz) | — | Drill Commandments | |||
"Slide" | 74 | Non-album singles | |||
"G Lock" [47] | — | ||||
"Praise the Lord" | 2022 | — | |||
"Tower Hill Freestyle" | — | ||||
"Mad About Bars" | — | ||||
"Can't Be Us" (with Headie One and Abra Cadabra) | 27 | ||||
"Too Many Lies" (with LD) | — | ||||
"Local" (with Headie One and Abra Cadabra) | — | ||||
"LightWork" (with Pressplay) | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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UK [32] | |||||
"Mazza" [48] (Mitch featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | 2019 | — | Frontstreet | ||
"Skrr" [49] (Yxng Bane featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Caution" [50] (Blitty featuring Bandokay) | — | ||||
"Drip No Drown" [51] (Dezzie featuring Bandokay) | — | ||||
"Magic" (iLL BLU featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | 2020 | 46 |
| The BLUPRINT | |
"War" (Mastermind featuring Bandokay) | 39 | Non-album single | |||
"Hate On Us" [53] (Frosty ft. Bandokay and Double Lz) | — | Under Surveillance | |||
"Circles" (Deno featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | 36 | Boy Meets World | |||
"Double Up" [54] (Sean1da featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | — | Non-album singles | |||
"However Do You Want It" [55] (Swarmz featuring Krept & Konan and Bandokay) | 61 | ||||
"Impressed" [56] (Dezzie featuring Bandokay) | 2021 | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Shots (Remix)" | 2019 | Morrisson, Burner, V9, Snap Capone | Non-album singles |
"On Deck (Remix)" | 2020 | Abra Cadabra, RV, Kush, Lowkey, Dezzie, Double Lz | |
"Youngest in Charge (Remix)" | 2021 | SJ, Dezzie, Izzpot, Double Lz | |
"Lean Wit It (Remix)" | Abra Cadabra, Blitty, Kush, Bradz, Kash One7, Akz, YF, Double Lz | ||
"Coming For You (Remix)" | SwitchOTR, Loski, Izzpot |
Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | GRM Daily Rated Awards | Frontstreet | Mixtape of the Year | Nominated | [57] |
Himself and Double Lz | Breakthrough of the Year |
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Frontstreet is mostly composed of Bandokay, Double Lz and SJ, a triplet of steel-mouthed musketeers (fka Y.OFB and later became OFB)…