Kobe (singer)
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Birth name | Brian Honeycutt |
Also known as | Brooks Honeycutt, Killa Kobe, Kobe Honeycutt |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | R&B, soul, hip hop soul |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | SMH Entertainment |
Brian Honeycutt, best known by his stage name Kobe or Kobe Honeycutt, is an American R&B recording artist and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with American rapper Eminem, including 2010's "Talkin' 2 Myself", "Cinderella Man" and 2014's "Die Alone".
Musical career
In 2007, Honeycutt wrote the refrain for 50 Cent and Akon's "I'll Still Kill", released as the fourth single from 50 Cent's third album Curtis (2007). In 2010, Honeycutt co-wrote Dr. Dre's "Kush", which features Snoop Dogg and Akon, and reached the Top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] Also in 2010, Honeycutt was featured on Eminem's seventh album Recovery, on the song "Talkin' 2 Myself". In 2011, Honeycutt won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for his contributions on Recovery. In July 2013, Honeycutt released a song titled "G On It", under the pseudonym Killa Kobe.[2]
Discography
EPs
Title | Details |
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Ghetto Thrilla |
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Singles
- As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US | R&B | ||||||||||||
"Rock n Roll" (with Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Jim Jones) |
2011 | — | — | Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang | |||||||||
"G On It" | 2013 | — | — | non-album single | |||||||||
"You Already Know"[3] | 2015 | — | — | Ghetto Thrilla | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. |
- As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US | R&B | ||||||||||||
"Love Me No More" (Jim Jones featuring Kobe) |
2008 | — | 103 | Harlem's American Gangster | |||||||||
"Rider"[4] (Young Kidd featuring Kobe) |
2010 | — | — | 10x10 | |||||||||
"On These Streets" (Winnipeg's Most featuring Kobe) |
— | — | Winnipeg's Most | ||||||||||
"Back Against the Wall" (Belly featuring Kobe) |
2011 | — | — | Sleepless Nights | |||||||||
"Where the Pretty Girls At" (Too $hort featuring Kobe) |
— | — | non-album single | ||||||||||
"Survive"[5] (Mistah F.A.B. featuring Kendrick Lamar, Crooked I and Kobe Honeycutt) |
2016 | — | — | Son of a Pimp, Pt. 2 | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US [6] |
CAN [7] |
NZ [8] |
UK [9] | |||
"Talkin' 2 Myself" (Eminem featuring Kobe) |
2010 | 88 | — | 97 | 148 | Recovery |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Album | Artist(s) |
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"It Ain't My Fault"[10] | 2006 | Urban Survival Syndrome | Mitchy Slick, Tiny Doo |
"All Said & Done"[11] | 2007 | The Weatherman LP | Evidence |
"Down"[12] | — | Bishop Lamont | |
"Circle Gang Anthem"[13] | 2008 | Block Obama II: COB (Circle of Bosses) | Crooked I |
"Another Soldier"[14] | II Trill | Bun B, Mddl Fngz | |
"Night Life (We Up In the Club)"[15] | — | Hot Dollar | |
"Through & Through"[16] | The Growth | Joe Budden | |
"Night After Night"[17] | 2009 | Clinton Sparks & Talib Kweli Present: Gang Mentality | Strong Arm Steady |
"U Don't Want It"[18] | The Leak: Mixtape Volume 4 | One-2 | |
"Wanna See 'Em Buss"[19] | Category F5 | Twista, Liffy Stokes | |
"There Was a Murder"[20] | Til the Casket Drops | Clipse | |
"Footsteps"[20] | |||
"Imma Do It"[21] | Loso's Way | Fabolous | |
"I Need Mo"[22] | Fast Life | Paul Wall | |
"Gotta Get Em'"[23] | Serving the Streets | Xzibit | |
"My Last"[24] | Westside Slaughterhouse | Crooked I, Cashis | |
"Money In My Hand"[25] | I Would Have Killed This | Chace Infinite | |
"The Path"[25] | |||
"This Is Detox (I Am Hip Hop)"[26] | — | T.I. | |
"Talkin' 2 Myself"[27] | 2010 | Recovery | Eminem |
"Out of the Ghetto"[28] | Donnie G: Don Gorilla | Sheek Louch | |
"Wanna Be's"[29] | The Endemic | Kida | |
"Gotta Get Em"[30] | MMX | Xzibit | |
"Shotty"[31] | — | L.E.P. Bogus Boys | |
"No Time to Relax"[32] | A Good Investment | Pete G, Cashis | |
"Don't Judge Me"[33] | Watching Me Closely | Trump Gees | |
"Gangsta's"[34] | 2011 | Arms & Hammers | Strong Arm Steady |
"I Came Up"[35] | Late At Night | Na Palm | |
"Nightmares"[36] | At Your Inconvenience | Professor Green, Royce da 5'9" | |
"I Don't Need No Bitch"[37] | Doggumentary | Snoop Dogg, Devin the Dude | |
"Make It Thru"[38] | Dirty Pretty Things | Rapper Big Pooh, Joe Scudda | |
"Just Chill"[39] | Give the Drummer Some | Travis Barker, Beanie Sigel, Bun B | |
"City of Dreams"[39] | Travis Barker, Clipse | ||
"Two Clips" | L.A. Riot | Thurzday | |
"All In My Head" | 2012 | A Loose Quarter | Joe Budden, Royce da 5'9" |
"Living to Die" | Champagne & Styrofoam Cups | Fashawn | |
"Cats and Dogs" | California Republic | The Game | |
"And She Don't Even Know" | Psalm 82:V6 | Crooked I | |
"In the Zone"[40] | Destiny | One-2 | |
"The Code"[41] | The Layover | Bishop Lamont | |
"Broken Record"[42] | — | Ill Camille | |
"This Life"[43] | 2013 | My Guy Mars | Mars |
"Buy You Something"[43] | |||
"No Competition"[43] | |||
"No Competition"[44] | Trill OG: The Epilogue | Bun B, Raekwon | |
"Have Mercy"[45] | — | Self Scientific | |
"All In My Head"[46] | No Love Lost | Joe Budden, Royce da 5'9" | |
"Lean On Me"[47] | Everything's Nothing | KRNDN | |
"EN"[47] | |||
"Lay Low"[48] | Tha influence (East Coast Edition) | Scoe | |
"Swisha Suite"[49] | Tha Influence 2: X-Mas Treez | ||
"Crazy"[50] | Restless | YP | |
"I Don't Know"[51] | 2014 | Dream. Zone. Achieve | Smoke DZA |
"She Don't Love You" | Tha Influence Album | Scoe, K-Young | |
"Crowned"[52] | Crowned | Kent Money | |
"Go Girl"[53] | The M.A.F.E. Project | BJ the Chicago Kid | |
"Everybody Ain't Kings"[54] | Zero Gravity II | King Los, Devin Cruise | |
"Hard Time"[54] | King Los, Mark Battles & Shanica Knowles | ||
"I Just Wanna"[55] | The County Hound 2 | Cashis | |
"Die Alone"[56] | Shady XV | Eminem | |
"4Ever"[57] | 2015 | Slappin the Mixtape | SINO |
"Back In the Day"[58] | — | Scoe, Kendrick Lamar | |
"Lord In Heaven"[59] | 2016 | The Reformation G.D.N.I.A.F.T. | Bishop Lamont |
"The Come Up"[60] | Testimonial Game | Six2 | |
"Strains"[61] | Packs | Berner |
References
- ^ "Interview With DJ Khalil". HitQuarters. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Kobe Killa - G On It (Prod. By DJ Khalil & Brian Morgan) - Stream [New Song]".
- ^ Kobe Honeycutt (3 September 2015). "Kobe Honeycutt - You already know (Audio)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Young Kidd (Feat. Kobe) - Rider".
- ^ "Mistah F.A.B. - Survive Feat. Kendrick Lamar, KXNG CROOKED & Kobe Honeycutt - Stream [New Song]".
- ^ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ^ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Chart Log UK: E-40 – E-Z Rollers". Zobbel.de. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Mitchy Slick - Urban Survival Syndrome - Amazon.com Music".
- ^ "The Weatherman LP - Evidence - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ M1TSIRUGI (31 October 2007). "Bishop Lamont Feat Kobe - DOWN (Prod By Dj Khalil)" – via YouTube.
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- ^ "II Trill - Bun B - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Hot Dollar - Night Life (We Up In the Club) - Hip Hop Songs - DJBooth".
- ^ "Joe Budden - The Growth Hosted by DJ Jules".
- ^ "Clinton Sparks & Talib Kweli Present: Gang Mentality - Strong Arm Steady - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "One-2 - The Leak Vol 4 Hosted by DatPiff & 2DopeBoyz".
- ^ "Category F5 - Twista - Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ a b "Til the Casket Drops - Clipse - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Loso's Way - Fabolous - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Fast Life - Paul Wall - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Eastwood , Butch Cassidy , The Jacka , Bloodshott , Snoop Dogg , The Game , Hot Dollar , Kurupt - Serving The Streets Vol 1 Hosted By Eastwood Hosted by Wizkid".
- ^ "Crooked I - Westside Slaughterhouse Hosted by September 7th".
- ^ a b "Chace Infinite - I Would Have Killed This [Mixtape] - OnSMASH".
- ^ "New! Dr. Dre ft. T.I., Kobe - "This Is Detox (I Am Hip Hop)"".
- ^ "Recovery - Eminem - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Donnie G: Don Gorilla - Sheek Louch - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Kida - The Endemic - DJ Skee".
- ^ "Xzibit - MMX: The Mixtape - Statik Selektah".
- ^ http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "LEP Bogus Boys f. Kobe - Shotty".
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- ^ "YUNG LYNX,PETE G,CASHIS,KOBE,YOUNG HU$TLE,LIL FLIP,FRECK BILLIONAIRE,WESFIF,SCZAR,TOUCH,V SQUAD,NICE PAIN,MOTA,SUAVE SMOOTH,DOX,GRAN CENTENNIAL,MIC CORELEON,BLACK NICC LIL BOOKY,FRIME SPARK,CHYLLZ,FIRE RED - DJ SPREE & SWAGGNEWS PRESENT:A GOOD INVESTMENT Hosted by DJ SPREE".
- ^ "Trump Gees - Watching Me Closely - DJ Don Cannon".
- ^ "Arms & Hammers - Strong Arm Steady - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Na Palm - Late At Night".
- ^ "At Your Inconvenience - Professor Green - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Doggumentary - Snoop Dogg - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Dirty Pretty Things, by Rapper Big Pooh".
- ^ a b "Give the Drummer Some - Travis Barker - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Destiny by One-2 on Apple Music".
- ^ "Bishop Lamont - The Layover - Download & Listen [New Mixtape]".
- ^ eMinor. ""Broken Record"- feat Kobe (prod by Focus...) - iLL CAMILLE".
- ^ a b c "Mars (of 1500 Or Nothin) - My Guy Mars Hosted by Don Cannon".
- ^ "Trill O.G.: The Epilogue - Bun B - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Self Scientific - Have Mercy ft. Kobe Honeycutt - Hip Hop Songs - DJBooth".
- ^ "No Love Lost - Joe Budden - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ a b "KRNDN - Everything's Nothing - Download & Listen [New Mixtape]".
- ^ James, Jesse. "Scoe – Tha Influence: East Coast Edition (Mixtape) - New Music – stupidDOPE.com".
- ^ http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "Scoe "Tha Influence 2 X-Mas Treez" Cover Art, Tracklist, Download & Album Stream".
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- ^ "YP - Restless - NoDJ".
- ^ "Dream.Zone.Achieve - Smoke DZA - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ^ "Kent M$ney - Crowned - HS87".
- ^ "Listen To BJ The Chicago Kid's 'The M.A.F.E. Project'". Vibe. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ a b "King Los - Zero Gravity II - Download & Listen [New Mixtape]".
- ^ "Ca$his - The County Hound 2 (Album Stream) - Stream [New Mixtape]".
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Shady XV – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/slappin-the-mixtape/id971899253
- ^ http://hiphopdx.com/singles/id.31831/title.scoe-f-kendrick-lamar-kobe-back-in-the-day
- ^ "Bishop Lamont - The Reformation G.D.N.I.A.F.T free zip download". 20 August 2016.
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/testimonial-game/id1121716064
- ^ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-berners-new-album-packs-news.26632.html
External links
- Kobe at AllMusic
- Kobe discography at Discogs
- Kobe discography at MusicBrainz
- Kobe on SoundCloud
- Living people
- 21st-century American singers
- African-American male singers
- American male singers
- African-American singers
- African-American songwriters
- American songwriters
- American hip hop singers
- American male singer-songwriters
- American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
- American soul singers
- Musicians from Chicago
- Songwriters from Illinois