k-os
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Kevin Brereton (born 20 February 1972), better known by his stage name k-os (; "chaos"), is a Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted.
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Music · MusicBrainz
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- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1965-07-31
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k-os (born Kevin Brereton on February 20, 1972 in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer of Trinidadian descent. His real name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he adopted later. The alias "k-os" is pronounced "chaos" and is an acronym for "Knowledge of Self," although in a later interview he also said that it stands for "Kheaven's Original Sound." His music incorporates a wide variety of music genres including but not limited to rap, funk, rock
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,786x
- Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,581x
- Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 3,471x
- The size and burden of mental disorders and other disorders of the brain in Europe 2010
· 2011 · cited 3,099x
- Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia
· 2022 · cited 2,525x
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Quotes
- “We've put animals in categories. There's bad ones — rats and whatever — and there's beautiful ones like dogs and fluffy ones. And that's just gross. Man should love all animals equally and realize it's part of their family.”
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- k-os
- Musical artist.image
- Kos-publicity-2011.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- k-os 2011 publicity photo
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Kevin Brereton
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1995–present
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.k-osmusic.com
- Image
- K-os.jpg
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- Commons category
- K-OS
- date of birth
- 1972-02-20
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- birth name
- Kevin Brereton
- pseudonym
- k-os
- social media followers
- 19300
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14 sectionsContents
- Early life and childhood
- Music career
- Early career
- 2002–2003
- 2004–2005
- 2006
- 2007–2010
- 2011–2013
- 2014–present
- Activism
- Discography
- See also
- References
- External links
Kevin Brereton (born 20 February 1972), better known by his stage name k-os (; "chaos"), is a Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted.
The alias "k-os", spelled with a lower case "k", was intended to be less aggressive than the pseudonyms of other rappers whose names were all upper case, such as KRS-One. It is an acronym for "Knowledge of Self", although in a later interview he said that it originally stood for "Kevin's Original Sound". k-os' music incorporates a wide variety of music genres, including rap, funk, rock, and reggae. The lyrics frequently focus on promoting a "positive message" while at times expressing criticism of mainstream hip hop culture's obsession with money, fame and glorification of violence. A musician as well as a producer, k-os has written and produced nearly every part of all four of his albums. k-os usually performs with a live band, which is traditionally uncommon in the hip hop genre. He sometimes plays guitar and keyboard both during live performances and in the studio.