About Kony
Grown into now a mature artist, Kony Brooks “Eats, Sleeps, and Breathes Music
EmpireStateofGrind Entertainment – Music Artist, Ghost Writer, Musical Mentor, Lyrical Teacher, Basketball Coach and Rap Game Entrepreneur – THIS IS KONY BROOKS King Of NY
Born in the 90’s as Andre Brooks and raised straight from Southern Blvd. in the Boogie Down Bronx, a young multi-talented artist who goes by the name of KONY (King Of New York) BROOKS is on his journey to take over the music industry. Starting at the tender age of 7, is when Andre, (KONY) wrote his first rhyme for a school project in first grade. Not taking it seriously at the time, he left it alone until the age of 11 and as Andre grew older, he began to notice he wanted to take music seriously. Therefore, his lifelong friend & classmate Zay Rhymes, helped him strive further into his newly found hobby.
Around the high school years is when KONY became more active in his craft. It was an added plus that his High School was involved with Hip-Hop culture and KONY joined a program that directly associated him with three other rappers that became “Tha Works Records” which included KONY and a poetic mentor, named Jive Poetic. Jive helped mold KONY from being a normal mixtape artist to being an all around artist in general. In fact, he helped KONY attend and become an extra in a video shoot and getting TWR their first performance at a center in the Bronx.
At age 16, KONY Brooks & Zay Rhymes decided to officially make themselves a group called “The Almighty Renegades”. Back then it included KONY, Zay Rhymes, and a female artist known as “Amazin”. The group consisted of the original 3 and a new member by the name of Hazz. Also being talented in basketball, KONY is the HEAD COACH for a girls and boys basketball team sponsored through Nike and the Department of Youth Community Development (DYCD).
With support from his Manager, Walter L. Morris aka Hustle Mo, CEO of EmpireStateofGrind Entertainment and his small ride-or-die circle of family and friends, KONY has acquired notches and accomplishments under his belt while hes been in the industry. Within a very short period of time, KONY dropped 2 SOLO mixtapes, shot numerous music videos, and his FIRST ALBUM DIVINE RIGHT dropped in March of 2012.
The King Of NY has also appeared all over Internet Radio with Steph Lova on DTF Radio, Dj Dynasty (Niteline), Ivy SoMajor (So Major Radio), Dj ShownTell (Sunday Night Cook Up), MeloDream/IMG Radio, CoCo (Just Gimmie The Mic), AllCityRadio, Teknologist Radio, Underground Express (Connecticut), QSJ Radio, Extreme 104FM and Eddie Kayne (420 Radio) and many more .
Learning from his biggest influences Zay Rhymes, the late Biggie Smalls, the great Eminem, and Lloyd Banks, now much wiser from being the “King of Rap Beef” and grown into now a mature artist, KONY Brooks “Eats, Sleeps, and Breathes Music”.
KONY Brooks Latest/Upcoming Performances included:
THE OFFICIAL OPERATION RADIO POWER 105.1 TALENT SEARCH Amarachi Lounge Brooklyn, NY
February 2012
AUDIOHYPE ARTIST CONTENDER SERIES
Shaheim Cynclair, Warner Bros. – Pearl Studios, New York, NY March 2012
S-ROCK and FRIENDS – New York, NY Underground Lounge March 2012
L2D4 SHOWCASE – Lower East Side NY, The Still Bar
May 2012
PASS THE MIC SHOWCASE
Tony Anderson, BET DJ 3STACKS, Desert Storm Brooklyn, NY May 2012
LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN SHOWCASE – Bronx, NY Ralphael Hernandez Academy
DABUZZ SHOWCASE – Harlem, NY Club Latin Fire
June 2012
ROC NATION SHOWCASE, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Nights June 2012
GOTTALENT SHOWCASE, New York, NY PineTree Lodge July 2012
THE 5 BORO HIPHOP SESSION Brooklyn, NY Public Assembly August 2012
STEPH LOVAS UNSIGNED HYPE SHOWCASE Steph Lova, Kim Osorio Editor-in-Chief of the Source New York, NY Tenth Rail Sept 2012
S-ROCK and FRIENDS/D-BLOCK AND BULLY Headliner – Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory Sept 2012
NONSTOP MEDIA, Bronx, NY Pompeii Lounge October 2012
THE WRATH ANTI-BULLYING CONCERT – I.S. 318 Bronx, NY November 2012
S-ROCK and FRIENDS/TONE TRUMP – Headliner, Club Touché Brooklyn, NY December 2012
The Art of Muzic – V-Henny/Indie Flava Magazine – New York, NY Sapphire Lounge January 2013
Ciroc Thursdays SHOWCASE Laurelton NY, Dream Lounge January 2013
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACCOLADES
NON-STOP ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA GROUP SUPER STAR SUNDAYS ALL STAR INDUSTRY ARTIST SHOWCASE
1ST PLACE WINNER – MARCH 2012 $1000 CASH AND MEDIA PACKAGE
1ST PLACE WINNER DROP ON TOP UNIVERSAL RECORDS SHOWCASE OPEN MIC
KONY STATE OF MIND MIXTAPE DROPPED – DEC. 2010
ACT OF AGGRESSION – MIXTAPE DROPPED JUN. 2011
DIVINE RIGHT 1st ALBUM – DROPPED – MAR. 2012
OFFICIAL VIDEO – Bronx Be Bangin feat Zay Rhymes AUG. 2012
OFFICIAL VIDEO – We Want it All feat. Ed