Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Kota The Friend is rapper and visual arts curator.
In High School KOTA taught himself to play guitar, keyboard and bass guitar which led to him venturing into the world of producing beats. KOTA is also a professional cinematographer, shooting for Asher Roth, BLU and many underground artists.
XXL magazine, FADER, BILLBOARD, Pigeons & Planes, HipHopDX, NYLON, The Source, MILK, and many other blogs. But more than anything he continues to make music for the people that need it.
Amazed by his raw talent, SHP was happy to exclusively represent and manage Kota in these early years of his career.