# Citizen Kay

Citizen Kay is an Australian Canberra-based hip hop artist.
Citizen Kay's EP Demokracy was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015.
Citizen Kay's debut album, With the People, was nominated the next year.

## Biography

Kojo Owusu-Ansah was born in Ghana and moved to Australia (in 2000) when he was six. He is the older brother of Genesis Owusu.
He released this single, "YES!" in 2013 and followed it up the next year with an EP called Demokracy, released in November 2014. The EP was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIAs and Best Independent Hip-Hop Album Release at the AIR Awards of 2015.
In October 2015 he released his debut album With the People.
Citizen Kay released Belly of the Beast in August 2017.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details |
| With the People | Released: 16 October 2015 Format: CD, Digital download Label: Asphalt Records (ASR003) |
| Belly of the Beast | Released: 25 August 2017 Format: CD, Digital download, streaming Label: OneTwo (Onetwo006) |
| so, where are we? | Released: 24 November 2023 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Self-Released |

### Extended plays

| Title | EP details |
| High Evolution Funk | Released: June 2005 Format: LP, Digital download Label: Sensei (SNS020) |
| All About the Drums | Released: May 2007 Format: LP, Digital download Label: Sensei (SNS027) |
| Demokracy | Released: November 2014 Format: CD, Digital download Label: Asphalt Records (ASR001) |

### Singles

List of singles, showing year :
| Title | Year | Album/EP |
| "Yes!" | 2013 | Demokracy |
| "Raise a Glass" (featuring BKBB) | 2013 | Demokracy |
| "Alive Again" (with Kilter) | 2014 | non album single |
| "Freedoom" | 2014 | Demokracy |
| "Wax On Wax Off" | 2015 | With the People |
| "MyoMy" (with Kirklandd) | 2015 | non album single |
| "Life Gives You Lemons" | 2015 | With the People |
| "Hey Did You Know?" (with Oliver Sol) | 2017 | non album single |
| "These Kicks" (featuring Georgia B) | 2017 | Belly of the Beast |
| "Static" (featuring Mondescreen) | 2017 | Belly of the Beast |
| "Ego" | 2019 | non album single |
| "Funny Business" (featuring Genesis Owusu) | 2020 | non album single |
| "Don't Blink" | 2020 | non album single |
| "Dominoes" | 2022 | non album single |
| "No Peace" | 2022 | non album single |
| "so, it begins" | 2023 | so, where are we? |
| "it is what it is" | 2023 | so, where are we? |
| "'till I figure it out" | 2023 | so, where are we? |
| "Follow, My Love" | 2023 | so, where are we? |

## Awards
### AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2015 | Demokracy | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album | Nominated |

### ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2015 | Demokracy | Best Urban Album | Nominated |
| 2016 | With The People | Best Urban Album | Nominated |

### National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2016 | themselves | ACT Live Voice of the Year | Won |
| 2017 | themselves | Live Hip Hop Act of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | themselves | ACT Act Voice of the Year | Nominated |