J. Kosmos - Artist Feature
From London, 20-year-old Joel Kanthakumar is a rapper who is best known as his stage name J. Kosmos. I interviewed the up and coming artist and found out what his influences are, how he began his music career and got a glimpse of what he has planned for the future. Kosmos comes from a family that loves music, and has been surrounded by music all his life, ever since he was a kid growing up in the 90’s. The 90’s was dominated by hip-hop and R&B, and it was a time where ‘gangster rap’ was at its peak. Artists such as Dr. Dre, Biggie and Tupac flourished in this era and all had platinum albums. It was also a time where Michael Jackson was at the forefront of the entertainment side of the music industry. Kosmos revealed that these artists had a massive influence on him, from a variety of different aspects of his life. He said: “Growing up my mum would always play Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, real soulful tunes. My cousins would always bump OutKast, Biggie, I guess from t...