Kew OhSo

* Demi-God Mode (Prayer Beads On Knuckles)
* Signature Side Look (Imitating Presidents On Money & Hieroglyphic Art)
* Futuristic Samurai
* Shogun Lord (Black/Gold Theme) (Shonen Manga)
* Morning, Noon, Evening, Dawn, Night & Mid-Night Energy Being (Seinen Manga)
* Multiversal Level (Seinen Manga)

### Label & Business

SoSkhoo (So Smooth & Kew) (2015-Present), [R]evolution Of Hip Hop Museum (Business)

### Personal

* Height: 5'11 (basically 6ft)
* Calm, Cool, Collective
* Omnivore
* Lean muscle body type
* Favorite Hairstyle: Locs , Afro and natural hair
* Likes natural features
* Hates stress
* Loves being at peace with self and relaxing ones self
* Favorite food is Caribbean dishes, fruits, dessert and vegetables
* Favorite drinks is tea, fruit juice, smoothies, vegetable juice, specific dairy drinks & wine
* Love herbs \* plant based products
* Enjoys gaming (depends on interest & specific games), sports (depends on mood & interest), reading (depends on mood & interest) , sci-fi (specific interest), anime/manga (depends on interest), shows (specific), music/instrumentals (depends on the mood & specific artist), movies (specific interest), fitness, health, deep thinking & meditating
* Owner of label, conglomerate and business system
* Has Financial Freedom with catalog networth
* The face of a very successful sub-genre

Kew OhSo (born July 28, 1994); other names ”Kew The Bro” and ”Skhoso:" is an American/Afro Caribbean content creator, musician and influencer. He is known for Anime Hip Hop & Anime Hop (subsidiary business) ; he also attracted companies like Genius, Netflix and Nylon (magazine), who recognized the potential and made articles on his works; giving comparison to other influences and well known people, in the major industry, mainstream media and other known big platforms and businesses.

## Links

### Socials

* Instagram
* Dailymotion
* Pinterest
* Twitter

### Website

* https://kewohso.wixsite.com/kew-ohso (catalog/discography)
* https://linktr.ee/kewohso (catalog)
* https://withkoji.com/@Kew\_OhSo (catalog)
* https://soskhoo.webnode.page/ (label/business catalog)

Kew OhSo is born on July 28, 1994, in Bronx, New York, growing up with Afro-Caribbean (Jamaican) descent relatives. His interest in anime at a younger age, started off with video game series Street Fighter, Tekken, Digimon World, Pokemon Stadium, Final Fantasy IX and Eretzvaju; he then evolved in to liking anime series, he grew up with like Dragon Ball, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon, Pokemon, Yu Yu Hakusho, One Piece and Naruto; it also inspired him to join a martial art fitness academy, named "USA Martial Arts Center", in the Bronx; since 1998 - 2008; winning 5 trophies, 6 champion medals (imitating Michael Jordan's 5 MVPS and 6 championship rings); gaining a black belt and a certificate after moving on from the dojo; he continued in Lehman College summer programs, during summer vacation from Highschool, while being scheduled for Hip Hop Dance classes and Swimming Classes. He also did some Martial Arts P.E. (Physical Education) courses in Freshmen and Softmore year in High School, before getting tired of it in softmore year; deciding to switch Martial Art P.E. schedule, for P.E. weight room; which inspired him to go to places later in life, to gyms in Yonkers like YMCA Gym and Planet Fitness.

Kew OhSo at a younger age, first time hearing and interested in music, was from his relatives playing Reggae; first artist interest at a infant age is Bob Marley. His Hip Hop music interest started off with 2Pac’s ” Do For Love ” Hip Hop inspired animated music video. Kew OhSo’s first experience with Hip Hop inspired animation series was with classic TV series Static Shock; he even posted his interest of the character on his IG page on May 18, 2017.

Space Jam from Looney Tunes also played an important part in his interest in Animation in Hip Hop, in the late 90s; as well as his interest in sports and sports organizations, like basketball and NBA. He used to mostly play basketball, in his childhood friend's backyard, with other neighborhood friends, other neighborhood people backyard and sometimes with relatives (cousin & others) at New York parks (who was NBA player potential); also played in Canada, with a relative (cousin) from there (who was WNBA potential). First attempt at joining a basketball team was in softmore year of Highschool, but never made it; second time was in senior year Highschool; made it, but there was a lack of space, for his Shooting Guard Position, due to too many Shooting Guards in his position, so he was held as a free agent by the coach (who no longer is the senior varsity basketball coach of his school), until space was available; but he moved on and played with street ballers at parks, after school; refusing on depending or waiting, for the failure of a senior basketball player, just to get a spot, to be put on a senior varsity basketball team.

Kew OhSo is interested in fictional, educational and history books, shown posted on his IG on October 31, 2018. Kew OhSo rather go by his alter-ego name and not reveal much of his real name, but it is hinted that his name's origin, comes from a city in Egypt, named "Akhmim" (not the real name spelling); middle name inspired by Hall of Fame NBA player Olajuwon (without the "Ola" and same pronunciation of Juwon; just not spelled like that); last name originates from "an Anglicized form of the Welsh name Llewellyn"; meaning "Leader", "Loud Battle" and "Lion-Like".

## Content Creator

Under the name Skhoso (but wasn't public with the name); he's been posting content on mainly, his personal Facebook page through his real name account, since mid 2000s-late 2000s; even creating a Facebook group page about bizarre, open minded consciousness. He majorly played Facebook games like Wild Ones, going toe to toe with other Facebook users and players online, with militant animals; he even tried out Cafe World later on; building a food empire. Skhoso was already into PC games since playing Jumpstart, Math Blaster and Holye Board Game Series in early - mid 2000s; before Facebook & other media like it exist. He joined Facebook group pages like Street Fighter, mid 2010s and posted Street Fighter Alpha Anthology gameplay from his PlayStation 2, after recording the gameplay on his tablet; meeting and having more friends, in the group and platform. On December 24, 2015, going under the name Kew OhSo (for music purpose in the future), during his spare time, he posted his first gameplay video content on Instagram, with himself playing as Charlie Nash, versus a secret challenge mode Akuma, on very hardest difficulty, in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors’ Dreams, from Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, for the PlayStation 2. The fight took place in a arena called The Colosseum; a homage to Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris, in the film The Way Of The Dragon; which took place in Rome, Italy with in Ancient Rome’s Colosseum; later on, in May 29, 2018, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection released, with ”Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors’ Dreams”, included in the collection.

He also shared his interest in Rockstar Games cult classic The Warriors (video game) and The Warriors (film) made by Paramount Pictures; all thanks to a childhood friend of his, that introduce the game, after buying it; would chill and beat the video games with him after High school; back when he was in middle school. He even stating how its his favorite classic PlayStation 2 game and film (that he saw in his late teens) on Instagram May 11, 2017, from Rockstar Games. On December 12, 2019, Funko and Paramount Pictures collaborated and released Funko Pop Vinyl figurines of 7 characters from The Warriors (film); later on, a board game Funko The Warriors: Come Out to Play , came out too, on February 25, 2022.

Kew OhSo also participated and took pictures to share on Instagram, the DJ Scott La Rock street sign event, in Kingsbridge, Bronx , that happen May 19, 2017; it was held and hosted by Universal Hip Hop Museum; honoring the legendary Boogie Down Productions and KRS-ONE’s good comrade. During the event, a picture was taken of Kew OhSo, alongside legendary Hip Hop and Golden Era pioneer DJ Jazzy Jay; member of Universal Zulu Nation and Rick Rubin’s assistant in the past, in laying the foundation of Def Jam Recordings, many years ago.

## Musician

Kew OhSo was doing music since elementary and middle private school, in gospel choirs and did concerts & shows; as well as sell tickets for big gospel concerts and shows, through private school business organizations. Kew OhSo started making his own music on December 17, 2015; on his SoundCloud account, he have since High School; he also makes music on other platforms, like Audiomack. His SoundCloud link name is Kew The Bro; an alternative name meaning ” Cool! Its The Brethren “; but instead comfortably stick with Kew OhSo . His name stands for Cool Extremely; also Calm Extremely, Chillin Extremely , Lowkey Extremely and Relaxed Extremely, because Kew represents and mean cool, calm, chillin, lowkey and relaxed; while OhSo means very, heated and extremely; the type of energy to his music and craft. His recordings are a mix of Lo-fi and Vaporwave recording sounds, with a blend of other genres like Spirituals, Hip Hop, R&B, Experimental, Indie and Instrumental music. He goes by in his description, ” Bronx, NY MC; as a conscious spirit; experiencing the world, through personal views, interest and thinking “; ” MC ” meaning main character, in the perspective of anime and manga sense of a MC, while actually emceeing (MC), but in a narrative perspective.

He does different role-plays in tracks, like cameo, poetic, humbleness, playful, boastfulness and other characteristic traits, that suit his niche. Comic Book format, is also how he goes about, his expression in his music. His audio resembles an audiobook, with a narrator expressing himself with background music. His appearance with music, is always virtual, like a virtual band and virtual idol.

The direction Kew OhSo chooses to go about his music, is Hip Hop inspired anime and anime inspired Hip Hop; similar to projects like Afro Samurai, The Boondocks and Samurai Champloo.

## Influencer

Even though Kew OhSo, is a very Underground Hip Hop; he manages to get recognized by Genius and was compared to Big Sean’s ” 1 Quarter Freestyle ” and Travis Scott’s ” Days Before The Rodeo: Prayer ” with his track ” Rising Soul “, in a article and video about ” Hip-Hop’s Spookiest Horror Film Samples ” on Nov 1, 2017 (in honor of October 31st); due to similar Candyman sample. They also did a article and video on ” A Look At Hip-Hop’s Favorite Anime” on Feb 28, 2019; speaking on lyrical name drops and references in music videos and tracks, from Hip Hop artist like Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Logic; who shows their love of anime like Akira, Attack On Titan, Death Note, Inuyasha, Trigun, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, etc; in their works; same thing like Kew OhSo, who too expresses his love for anime in music, on tracks like “Enlightened Being” and “Rising Soul”; which Genius recognizes, on his SoundCloud. Genius did a cover on Nujabes, in a article and video ” How Nujabes Influenced Lo-Fi Hip-Hop ” on Feb 28, 2020; speaking on his skills in sampling and his jazzy production, that impacted a Hip Hop influenced anime Samurai Champloo soundtrack album, into a forever historical masterpiece.

Kew OhSo had some influence through his anime cover art and short “Playful Freestyle (Classic)” remix of The Notorious B.I.G.’s ” Dead Wrong “; on the Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell documentary on Netflix; where in a short anime scene, it was showing Hip Hop inspired anime Biggie as a Superhero, in anime form; making a song in animated, battle rapping style.

Netflix also did a article on ” The Unexpected, Joyful Blending of Hip-Hop and Anime “, which speaks highly of black culture presence and impact on anime; even having Japanese musicians like Yono Kanno and others, interested in crafting stories and soundtracks, inspired by Black culture.

Another influence Kew OhSo made happen, was with Nylon (magazine), doing a covered article on ” How Anime Is Inspiring A Generation Of Rap & Hip Hop “; speaking on how anime references in Hip Hop songs are increasingly common, with a good reason from a Historians view. They also included Major actors and actress celebrities, like Michael B. Jordan, Megan Fox, Keanu Reeves and Arianna Grande, accepting their love for the art of anime; even major Hip Hop artist like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, RZA, Pharrell and Lil Uzi Vert has stated, how much they are fans of the art of anime. Nylon also added on how there’s an incredible amount of connections with anime and Hip Hop, giving examples like Hip Hop inspired anime like Samurai Champloo and Afro Samurai; also anime inspired Hip Hop like Lupe Fiasco’s ” T”etsuo and Youth” ”” and Kanye West ” Stronger ” video; they also included anime inspired Hip Hop The Boondocks, calling it anime and Hip Hop aesthetics.”

Kew OhSo is also the one, who influenced the Breakbeat Narrative, that's placed in [R]evolution Of Hip Hop Museum; a digital and physical artwork with comic book and animation like inspired style aka animated/comic book Hip Hop (anime/manga hip hop). He's also considered a "Superhero" (a comic book reference), like others explain on the [R]evolution Of Hip Hop history " The Foundation" board; with assistance in making the Hip Hop genre, worth multi-trillion over years, successfully.

## Legacy

Over time, Kew OhSo influenced other crafts, that became successful and made news articles:

* ”Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle”

* ”Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima”

* ” 10 Times Hip-Hop Influenced Anime ” by Comic Book Resources

* ” A Brief History of Anime in Hip-Hop ” by Across The Culture

* ” 10 Top Tier Anime Bars In Hip Hop ” by Black Girl Nerds

* ” AVEX and GCREST Hip-Hop Project Paradox Live to Get Anime in 2023 ” by Crunchyroll
* ” Naruto x Jordan Zion Collection Revealed ” by Sneaker News

* ” Tracklib Strikes Licensing Deal With Bandai Namco To Bring Anime Music Samples To Producers ” by Music Business Worldwide\*” Toonami: Anime-Themed Event To Feature Local Musicians And Vendors ” by The Lantern\*Street Fighter 6 Hip Hop Theme

YouTube in November 2022, made animated and cartoonish elite emcees, for their header cover and logo, in celebrating Hip Hop History Month, November 2022.

## Catalog Net Worth

Anime Hip Hop or Anime/Manga Hip Hop, a sub-genre Kew OhSo is the face of and he's heavily invested in, with his music catalog (33 tracks, 33 arts, 8 projects), that he made with the help of streaming platforms SoundCloud & Audiomack; is worth $133.294B (!33.294Billion).

## Reference

1. ↑ Hip-Hop’s Spookiest Horror Film Samples (en).
2. ↑ A Look At Hip-Hop’s Favorite Anime (en).
3. ↑ https://www.cbr.com/notorious-big-netflix-documentary-animated-short/
4. ↑ https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/black-music-anime-connection-closer-look
5. ↑ https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/anime-rap-hip-hop
6. ↑ https://www.cbr.com/hip-hop-influenced-anime/
7. ↑ https://www.acrosstheculture.com/media/anime/history-anime-hip-hop/
8. ↑ https://blackgirlnerds.com/10-top-tier-anime-bars-in-hip-hop/
9. ↑ https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/05/28-1/avex-and-gcrest-hip-hop-project-paradox-live-to-get-anime-in-2023
10. ↑ https://sneakernews.com/2022/04/23/jordan-zion-williamson-naruto-release-info/
11. ↑ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tracklib-strikes-licensing-deal-with-bandai-namco-to-bring-anime-music-samples-to-producers/
12. ↑ https://www.thelantern.com/2022/02/toonami-anime-themed-event-to-feature-local-musicians-and-vendors/
13. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/twitch-street-fighter-6-music-video-1364740/