Veteran legend Cocoa Tea announced Koffee’s arrival and shared his stage with her at last month’s Rebel Salute – no small thing for an emerging artist.“It felt phenomenal! Using
If it was a male it would be different. You can say we’re sexist, but this is where it benefits females in the industry. Elliott also had that tomboyish image, but she was fashionable with it, wearing Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. In their mind, she seems to be an anomaly because she’s dressing in a male-focused way,” Hope started.“Her profile reminds me of Queen Ifrica; she used to be a very militant Rasta woman, still is, but she used to be very militant in her dress, wearing a lot of khaki and buttons, no makeup, but at the same time she’d wear head wraps and Rasta garments.
Her first track, ‘Burning’, was completed just six months ago.“The writing process for ‘Burning’ was good for me – each verse took around an hour and the chorus took a couple of hours.” All in a day’s work, or so it seems. flashy dressing, and that is where the confusion lies for many people.”This When I first heard ‘Burning’ I thought Koffee was a white European reggae artist.Her tone is definitely unique for a Jamaican female, and because of that it lends itself to so many different styles. I know she’s not happy about it, and it’s very unkind to see yourself dissected in that way, but it comes with the territory.”Koffee is known for infusing afrobeat and one beat genres in her music, but she is also known for her androgynous swag. Koffee is more laid back and not into It’s very much a 2018 mash up of so many things. At age 12, she started a journey worth mentioning. BE HUMBLE: Koffee is not letting the hype affect her growing career as an artist—NEW TALENT excites me. No junk. users have reignited the conversation of whether the entertainer is homosexual She is really young and determined for attaining such little achievements from hard work.
However, Koffee seems to be taking it all in her stride, refusing to let herself get swept away by the hype.“It’s been excellent and humbling at the same time – just the different experiences have been amazing for me because music isn’t what I had my mind on, so it has taken me by surprise”, she tells me.We move on to talk about the very apparent ‘New Youth Movement’ a movement that is taking place in Jamaica, and which is definitely feeding into the theory that “age ain’t nothing but a number”.“I feel strongly about it – but in a positive way,” Koffee says. be good for her career cause it will make her reach a more diverse audience who She has experienced an incredible rise to prominence in a very short space of time, and her name is ringing off in all the right circles.It’s been a while since I have seen such an organic climb by a new artist. He was the best person to bring me on – It’s good to have Tea and Koffee, right? or not, a mere nine months after trying to confirm the singer’s sexual Koffee shouldn’t tread into those waters. A rearview perspective suggests that “Toast,” by the nineteen-year-old “singjay” Koffee, and produced by Walshy Fire, of Major Lazer, and IzyBeats, ruled this season. “The plan for 2018 is to release a mixtape alongside Major Later – between now and that mixtape there will be a few singles released plus some gigs and shows, and later in the year some bigger international shows,” Koffee enthuses.You can hear the excitement and anticipation in her voice. So where does the reggae fit in?“I feel the reggae fits in by making music that my local people can relate to – as you said my influences are wider than just reggae, but this is the core root and it is important to me that I have music that people from where I am from can relate to,” she says.This is such an admirable stance, as it seems to be ‘on-trend’ for many young artists to stray into other musical areas that can seemingly push reggae to one side in favor of other “international sounds”.So the Coffee train is up and running, full steam ahead, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up.
Sign-up for the latest news. "Within a week, they came for her. The obsession with Koffee’s sexuality continues to tailgate the growing career of the 19-year-old since the release of her 2018 breakout hit, Toast. Check out new music, songs, and find out more about Jamaican Mikayla 'Koffee' Simpson, browse the photo gallery, watch the latest videos, and find out where to see her live concert tour dates & gigs.
With the same punch as your morning caffeine hit, 18-year-old Koffee releases her debut single, Toast, today on Columbia Records.Originally inspired into making music by … “For a homophobic country, we are generally more accepting of lesbianism, so whether Koffee is a lesbian or not, I don’t think it will be damaging to her career. Check out new music, songs, and find out more about Jamaican Mikayla 'Koffee' Simpson, browse the photo gallery, watch the latest videos, and find out … Koffee was born on February 16, 2000. “Some years ago, Brit Jam brought Young M.A to Jamaica, and had it been a gay male artiste, that performance could have never happened here,” she said. Koffee Age. to male artistes, according to public relations specialist, Janice Young. She is a big international star, and technically this is the only ‘dirt’ people can dig up. “It feels good knowing I am newly entering an industry and have been embraced by many people that I look up to and also have many peers who have shown me nothing but love and warmth.”The warmth is real as well. lesbian rapper Young M.A as an example, Young explained how Jamaicans are more It's overwhelming," Koffee told The Gleaner.
when all is said and done, does her sexuality matter? Koffee is 19 years old. The
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