This episode of Car Chats features 14x Grammy Nominated Producer Kosine sitting in the passenger seat to talk about his new single “Will You Pray” and his incredible musical Journey.
Mr. Kosine is a notable actor and entertainer, also known as 1/2 of the LA-based production duo Da Internz. He’s a 14x Grammy-nominated, Multi-Platinum Producer/Songwriter, responsible for some of the biggest hits for Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Big Sean, Justin Bieber, Nas, Kelly Rowland, and more. He’s also an On-Air Personality for Apple Music Beats 1, which broadcasts live in over 110 Countries worldwide. He’s both a graduate and former professor of Columbia College of Chicago and has also given a TEDx Talk at his alma mater.
Born and raised in Chicago, IL Kosine had his first major break in the music industry through his work with Da Internz on Mims’ 2009 sophomore album, “Guilt”. Serving as co-executive producer for the project, placing seven songs, the album’s first single, “Move, If You Wanna”, was released in 2008 to rave reviews. Further success came as Kosine received ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) awards in 2013 for producing, “A$$” by Big Sean and “Birthday Cake” by Rihanna , two of the artists’ biggest songs. In addition to the ASCAP awards, Kosine has had several Grammy nominations for his contributions to classic projects which include “My World 2.0” receiving a Grammy nomination for best pop vocal album in 2011; “Life Is Good”, by Nas , nominated for best rap album; Tamar Braxton ‘s “Love And War” for best urban contemporary album; “Love in the Future” by John Legend; and lastly, “Anaconda” by Nicki Minaj nominated for best rap song for the 2015 Grammy awards.
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