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Kemani Tutti Kane Duggan (born 9 May 2001), known professionally as Bandokay (formerly stylized as BandoKay), is a British rapper. He is a member of the
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group OFB. Beginning his career in 2018 alongside fellow OFB rappers SJ and Double Lz, Bandokay gained prominence in 2019 after release of '' Frontstreet''. The mixtape peaked at number 36 on the
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and was followed by ''Drill Commandmants'', released in 2021.


Early life

Kemani Tutti Kane Duggan was born on 9 May 2001, in
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,
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, England. He is the son of Mark Duggan, who was shot to death by police in 2011. After his father's death, Duggan was looked after by Marcus Knox-Hooke, one of his father's friends. This would lead Knox-Hooke to form a program to look after vulnerable youth in Tottenham. Sometime afterwards, Duggan began secondary school; however, He would be kicked out three months after beginning due to his inability to control his behaviour.


Career


2018-19: Early career and ''Frontstreet''

In a 2022 video showcasing his daily life, Bandokay stated that Kash, a member of OFB, was the main reason that he would take a career in music seriously; according to Bandokay, Kash would call him in order to write lyrics. Bandokay began his musical career in early 2018 with the release of "Bruck It" alongside Kash, Ys, Double Lz and Boogie B. In late 2018, he released "Bad B on the Nizz" alongside Double Lz and SJ; according to an interview with
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, the song gained one million views in a week. In the same interview, Double Lz said that the first song that he and Bandokay made was created in 2017; however, it was never released. The three would, for sometime, adopt the name Y.OFB ("Young OFB"); the "Y." prefix would later be dropped in 2019. On 14 November 2019, The group released their debut mixtape '' Frontstreet''; the mixtape peaked at number 36 on the
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. The mixtape also included "Ambush", Which was certified silver by the
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.


2019-21: ''Drill Commandments''

Following the release of ''Frontstreet'', Bandokay would appear on
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's ''Mad About Bars'' freestyle series in 2019 and release "Lightwork Freestyle" in 2020, both of which featured Double Lz. In 2020, he would release "OT Bopping" with Double Lz, which peaked at number 91 on the UK Singles Chart. In the beginning of 2020, Bandokay was named within the top 20 British MCs to watch in 2020 by
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. In March of 2020, Bandokay would appear alongside Double Lz on
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's "Magic" and on "War" by Mastermind, which would peak at number 46 and number 39 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. In May, he would release "Patient", which would peak at number 92. In July, Bandokay would appear on Deno's "Circles", also featuring Double Lz; the song peaked at number 36. In October, Bandokay would release "BLM" with Double Lz and
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, which peaked at number 63. During a 2020 interview with Vice regarding "BLM", Double Lz and Bandokay teased that another mixtape was in the works, which included features from
Loski Jyrelle Justin O'Connor (born 6 May 1999), known professionally as Loski (formerly Lil' Nizzy), is a British rapper and singer from Kennington, London. He is part of the Kennington-based UK drill group Harlem Spartans. Loski began his career in ...
, Abra Cadabra, and others. The mixtape, named ''Drill Commandments'', was released by the two on 19 March 2021; it would peak at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart.


2021-present: No Requests and solo album

In June 2021, Bandokay released "Slide"; it peaked at number 74. In January 2022, Bandokay announced in a video that he and Double Lz were to release solo albums. He would also release "Praise the Lord" in the same month. In February, Bandokay was signed to No Requests, created by Tiffany Calver in collaboration with
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. In March, he would release "Tower Hill Freestyle", named after an area in
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.


Legal issues

In 2022, Bandokay, alongside Double Lz, was charged with violent disorder following a 2021 incident at a
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store where two people were stabbed. On 15 January 2024, Bandokay was summoned at Thames Magistrates Court and charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition without a license. On 2 July 2024, BandoKay was due to face trial at the Old Bailey accused of possessing a Tokarev pistol and 22 bulleted cartridges with intent to endanger life last year. But just before his trial was due to start, he pleaded guilty to lesser offences of possession with intent to cause fear of violence. The court was told that the minimum sentence for having a gun was five years in prison. Judge Philip Katz KC remanded the defendants into custody to be sentenced on 5 July 2024. On 5 July 2024, Kemani Duggan was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing a Tokarev pistol and 22 bulleted cartridges with intent to cause fear of violence.


Discography


Mixtapes


Singles


As main artist


As featured artist


Guest appearances


Awards and nominations


References

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