Thierry Moutoussamy (, ; born 23 December 1972), better known as Lord Kossity (), is a French musician. His family is originally from
Martinique
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but he was born in
Paris
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,
France
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and moved back to the
French West Indies
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* The two overseas departments of:
** Guadeloupe, including the islands of Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Les Saintes, Ma ...
with his family when he was 11 years old.
[Gutierrez, Evan C.]
Lord Kossity Biography
, Allmusic
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, retrieved 2011-03-05 He began his career in the 1990s with the group Contrast, with his cousin, Dr G-Kill. He started incorporating
ragga
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music with the
zouk
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style later in the 1990s, and has since recorded a number of albums and collaborated with
Suprême N.T.M.,
Vybz Kartel
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,
Shaggy
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,
Bounty Killer
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, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and
Elephant Man
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.
Discography
Studio albums
*
An tèt ou sa yé !' (1997) (released only in the French West Indies and reedited in 1998 in metropolitan France under the name ''L.K. 1: VersaStyle'')
* ''Everlord'' (2000)
* ''
The Real Don
''The Real Don'' is the third album by French musician Lord Kossity, released in 2001 on the label Naïve Records
Naïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classic ...
'' (2001)
* ''
Koss City
''Koss City'' is the fourth album by French musician Lord Kossity, released in 2002 on the label Naïve Records.
Track listing
Chart
References
2002 albums
Lord Kossity albums
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'' (2002)
*
El Indio' (2003)
* ''
Booming System'' (2005)
* ''Danger Zone'' (2006)
*
K.O.S.S.' (2008)
*
K.O.S.S. 02' (2010)
*
Fully Loaded' (2010)
*
Fully Loaded 2' (2013)
* ''Fully Loaded 2.5'' (2013)
*
Sexy Boom Boom'
Extended plays
* ''One Man Show'' (1996)
Compilation albums
* ''Dancehall Party: Silence'' (1993) (released only in the French West Indies)
* ''V.I.P.: Aye chechey (1995) (released only in the French West Indies)
* ''Phénoménal'' (1999)
* ''Top Shotta'' (1999)
* ''Le Best Of'' (2009)
Singles
* "Vanessa" (1993)
* "Sa rivew'" (1995)
* "Sound Boy Watch It" (1998)
* "Ma Benz" (Suprême N.T.M. featuring Lord Kossity) (1998)
* "Morenas" (2000)
* "Sexe dans la piscine" (2000)
* "Hey Sexy Wow" (featuring Chico) (2005)
* "Dancehall Soldiers" (featuring Krys and
Daddy Mory) (2005)
* "Oh No (Judgment Day)" (featuring
Kool Shen
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) (2006)
* "Balance Gal" (featuring Don Capelli) (2006)
* "Booty Call" (featuring Chico) (2006)
* "J'aime" (featuring
Clara Morgane
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) (2007)
* "Hotel Room" (featuring Chico and Nicky B.) (2007)
* "Le respect ne s'achète pas" (featuring Supa John) (2008)
* "So Sexy" (featuring
Red Rat
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and
Speedy
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* ...
) (2009)
* "Champion Sound" (2009)
* "Wath love" Remix featuring Shaggy and Akon (2009)
* "Politiquement incorrect" (2010)
* "Roule avec moi" (2010)
* "Sexy Boom Boom" (2011)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kossity, Lord
1972 births
Living people
Musicians from Paris
French people of Martiniquais descent
French male rappers
Dancehall musicians
Martiniquais musicians