Coast Contra

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Coast Contra
Origin Los Angeles and Philadelphia, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Members
  • Mario Lozano Mosquera
  • Eric Jamal Morrison
  • Taj Austin
  • Ras Austin
Website https://coastcontra.com/

Coast Contra is an American hip hop group formed in 2015 by Mario Lozano Mosquera, Eric Jamal Morrison, and twin brothers Taj Austin and Ras Austin (twin sons of R&B singer Teedra Moses and West Coast rapper Ras Kass). [1] [2] [3] They are known for their choreography and classic hip-hop sound. [4]

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Their first single, "Queen & Slim" ft. BJ the Chicago Kid was the featured title track from the movie Queen & Slim. In 2022, they had a television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and were featured on the song "Destruction" in the album moMINTs by rapper Tobe Nwigwe. [5]

Coast Contra built up a good following in 2022 with multiple freestyle videos which are featured on their YouTube channel, with their single "Never Freestyle" gaining the most attention. [6] [7] They released their debut studio album in 2022 titled Apt. 505. [3]

They were featured on Ciara's 2022 single "Jump". [8]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "INTERVIEW with Coast Contra". KXSC Radio. October 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Coast Contra".
  3. 1 2 Pittman, Sarah (February 28, 2023). "From Apt. 505 To The Stage: Meet Hip-Hop Collective Coast Contra". Pollstar . Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Sadler, Armon (June 28, 2022). "Friendship and Persistence Allowed Coast Contra to Realize Their Rap Dreams". Billboard .
  5. ↑ "Coast Contra on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". NBC . June 20, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ Marie, Erika (June 21, 2022). "Coast Contra Finally Deliver Viral Hit Single "Never Freestyle" To DSPs". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Coast Contra Release 'Never Freestyle' Following Resounding Success on Youtube". Medium . June 21, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ Brodsky, Rachel (July 8, 2022). "Ciara shares new song 'Jump'". Stereogum . Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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