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and former member of the

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. Gordon was brought up listening to

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by his father and was inspired to become a DJ after listening to

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's "The Message" and other early

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tracks. K-Gee and his friend Bello decided to start Outlaw Posse and one of his demo tapes ended up at Richie Rich and in 1990 the debut

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"Party" was released and later the album ''My Afros on Fire''. In 1992, the second album ''The Oneness of Two Minds in Unison'' was released, however the band split up and K-Gee returned to being a DJ. In May 1996, K-Gee met

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who were formerly in All Saints 1.9.7.5., and wanted to relaunch their group with their new-found bandmembers

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. Together they recorded "

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, he co-wrote and produced their first album, '' All Saints''. The album turned out to be successful and scored three consecutive number 1 hits in the United Kingdom. K-Gee accompanied them on their tour and was widely regarded as their fifth member. The success allowed K-Gee to do production and songwriting for other bands as well. K-Gee has worked with TQ, Carl Thomas, Gabrielle,

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. In 2000, K-Gee signed to independent record label Instant Karma. On 23 October 2000, K-Gee released his debut single " I Don't Really Care", which peaked at No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart. His debut album '' Bounce to This'' was released on 7 October 2002. In 2023, K-Gee began producing the punk outfit, Dogz or Godz.

Discography

Albums

Solo * '' Bounce to This'' (7 October 2002) With other artists * ''My Afros on Fire'' with

(1990) * ''The Oneness of II Minds in Unison'' with Brothers Like Outlaw (1992)

Singles

Solo * " I Don't Really Care" (2000) – UK #22 * "Stay True" (2001) * "Upside Down" (2002) – UK #92 With other bands * "The Original Dope!" with

(1989) * "Party" with

(1990) * "Stop the Negativity" with

(1990) * "Party Time" with

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(1992)

Production and remixes

* '' All Saints'' (November 1997) by All Saints * ''New Direction'' (1998) by

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* ''Right Here, Right Now'' (1999) by Fierce * ''Bills 2 Pay'' (1999) by

* '' Saints & Sinners'' (October 2000) by All Saints * ''

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'' (July 2004) by

* ''Outside: The Mixes'' by

* '' Studio 1'' (2006) by All Saints * ''We Run Things'' (2009) by

* ''Stand Up'' (2011) by

* '' Screaming Out Loud'' (2012) by

References

External links

Official DOGZ OR GODZ

Official K-Gee website
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