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Born | Detroit, Michigan, United States | December 13, 1989
Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
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Eryn Allen Kane is an American rhythm and blues musician from Detroit, Michigan who has become a frequent collaborator in the Chicago Music scene. [1] Kane released her first EP, Aviary: Act 1, in 2015. [2] [3] In 2016, Kane released her second EP titled Aviary: Act II. [4] [5] [6] Kane was also featured on Chance the Rapper's album Coloring Book as well as the soundtrack of Spike Lee's film Chi-Raq . [7] Kane released her third EP in 2019 titled a tree planted by water. [8]
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Burnout" | 2014 | Saba | ComfortZone |
"For Y'all" | Saba & MC Tree G | ||
"Musicbx" | Moody Good | Moody Good | |
"Wonderful Everyday (Arthur Theme)" | Chance the Rapper, Jessie Ware, Francis and the Lights, Elle Varner, The O'Mys & Wyclef Jean | Non-album single | |
"Baltimore" [9] [10] | 2015 | Prince | Hit n Run Phase Two |
"Born in Chicago" | Bruce Hornsby & Sasha Go Hard | Chi-Raq: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
"Heaven Only Knows" | Towkio, Chance the Rapper & Lido | .Wav Theory | |
"Miracle" | Nico Segal, Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox & Raury | Surf | |
"Warm Enough" | Nico Segal, Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, C-Sick, Noname, J. Cole & Knox Fortune | ||
"Wanna Be Cool" | Nico Segal, Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Big Sean, Jeremih & Kyle | ||
"Windows" | Nico Segal, Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Francis and the Lights, BJ the Chicago Kid, Raury & Jamila Woods | ||
"Go" | Nico Segal, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Francis and the Lights, Jesse Boykins III, Joey Purp & Mike Golden | ||
"Sunday Candy" | Nico Segal, Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Jamila Woods & Patrick Paige | ||
"Same Drugs" | 2016 | Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book |
"Finish Line / Drown" | Chance the Rapper, T-Pain, Kirk Franklin & Noname | ||
"Reality Check" | Noname & Akenya | Telefone | |
"Remember (Mufasa Interlude)" [11] | 2019 | James Earl Jones | The Lion King: The Gift |
"At This Point" | Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Chris Lee, Matthew Santos, Samora Pinderhughes & Emmy Raver-Lampman | Seven Nights in Chicago | |
"MACHIAVELLI" | 2020 | Vic Mensa | V Tape |
"Hi 5" | Peter Cottontale, Grace Weber, Sing Harlem & Yebba | CATCH | |
"Galaxy" | 2022 | JID | The Forever Story |
"Lauder Too" | JID & Ravyn Lenae | ||
"An Interlude Called 'Circus" | Saba | Few Good Things | |
"Few Good Things" | Saba & Black Thought | ||
"Lee & Lovie" | Smino, Phoelix & Reggie | Luv 4 Rent | |
"Motherless" | 2023 | Killer Mike | Michael |
"Balloons" | Noname & Jay Electronica | Sundial | |
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