Kay the Aquanaut | |
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Birth name | Kristian Powlowski |
Also known as | Kay the Aquanaut |
Born | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Origin | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Genres | Alternative hip hop Political hip hop Underground hip hop |
Occupation | Rapper |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Circle Into Square Side Road Records Phonographique Off Beat Production |
Website | Official Facebook |
Kristian Powlowski, better known by his stage name Kay the Aquanaut, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] He has released nine albums and has toured internationally. [11] [12] Several of Kay the Aquanaut's albums have been produced by Factor Chandelier, [13] and he has made appearances on Factor's own albums. [14]
Kay the Aquanaut is also a member of the band Reform Party, who began in 2011 by covering Rage Against the Machine songs before developing original material. [15] [16] In 2011, Kay the Aquanaut toured Europe with Noah23 on the "Water on Venus" tour, in support of their albums Waterloo and Fry Cook on Venus , which were released on sister labels Circle Into Square and Fake Four Inc. respectively. [17]
Solo albums(with collaborating producers)
Collaboration albums
Mixtapes
EPs
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