Kojo Funds

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| birth_name = Errol Kojo Bellot{{cite web|accessdate=2019-06-09|title=Kojo Funds returns to Royal Docks - News - Royal Docks Academy|url=http://www.royaldocksacademy.org/161/news/article/7/kojo-funds-returns-to-royal-docks|website=www.royaldocksacademy.org}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|3|30}}

| birth_place = London, England

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| genre = {{hlist|Afroswing|road rap|hip hop|dancehall|Afro-pop}}

| occupations = {{hlist|Singer|rapper|songwriter}}

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| years_active = 2015–present

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| associated_acts = {{hlist|Mabel|Raye|Wretch 32|Yxng Bane|GA}}

| website = {{URL|earth-agency.com/artists/kojo-funds/}}

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Errol Kojo Bellot, known professionally as Kojo Funds ({{IPAc-en|k|oʊ|dʒ|oʊ|_|f|ʌ|n|d|z}} {{Respell|KOH|joh|_|FUNDZ}}; born 30 March 1995),{{cite web|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Kojo Funds - Earth Agency|url=https://earth-agency.com/artists/kojo-funds/|website=Earth Agency}} is an English singer, rapper and songwriter.{{cite news|first1=David|last1=Renshaw|accessdate=30 August 2018|title=Kojo Funds review – champagne, confetti and raw street life|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/06/kojo-funds-review-afro-swinger-grime-rap-trap-electric-brixton|date=6 April 2018|newspaper=The Guardian}}{{cite web|access-date=30 August 2018|title=Kojo Funds Is the Afro-Swing King of the UK's Black Diaspora|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kojo-funds-afro-swing-interview-2018-stallin/|website=Noisey|date=17 May 2018}} His music blends West African and Caribbean sounds with road rap, dancehall and pop.

Kojo Funds featured on Yxng Bane's single "Fine Wine" and on Mabel's "Finders Keepers". His own singles include "Check" with Raye.

Career

Kojo Funds was born Errol Kojo Bellot on 30 March 1995 in London. He is of mixed Ghanaian and Dominican heritage.{{cite news|access-date=1 September 2016|title=Get to Know: Kojo Funds|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/qpa8pu/get-to-know-kojo-funds|website=MTV}} He grew up in Custom House in East London and was raised by his mother.

A number of his songs have been produced by GA, including "Dun Talkin".{{cite web|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=GA on how he made Dun Talkin by Kojo Funds, Afrobeats, Afro Bashment or Afro Swing, so what do we call it?, Twin B - BBC Radio 1Xtra|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p052jfz7|website=BBC}} In early 2017, he had a feature on the Yxng Bane single "Fine Wine" which was certified silver by the BPI, and on Mabel's "Finders Keepers" which reached number 8 in the UK Official Charts Company Singles chart.{{cite web|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Mabel ft Kojo Funds|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52027/mabel-ft-kojo-funds/|website=Official Charts}} On 9 February 2018 he released the single "Check" with English singer-songwriter Raye.

In 2017 Kojo Funds was nominated for Best Newcomer at the MOBO Awards.{{cite news|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=This year's MOBO award nominations have been announced|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mobo-awards-2017-nominations-stormzy-j-hus-a8006441.html|newspaper=The Independent}}{{cite news|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Here are all the nominations for the 2017 MOBO Awards|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/17/2017-mobo-awards-full-nominees|newspaper=The Fader}} In 2018 he appeared at Bestival{{cite news|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Grace Jones, Ghetts and a lot of glitter: the best of Bestival 2018 – in pictures|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2018/aug/06/grace-jones-ghetts-glitter-the-best-of-bestival-2018|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 August 2018|issn=0261-3077}} and Wireless Festival.{{cite news|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Wireless Festival 2018 announces bonkers lineup ft. J Cole and Stormzy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/wireless-festival-lineup-headliners-j-cole-stormzy-dj-khaled-j-hus-cardi-b-how-to-get-tickets-a8172061.html|newspaper=The Independent}}

He calls his musical style afroswing.{{cite news|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=UK Afrobeats: The new sound reinventing British club music|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/uk-afrobeats-the-new-sound-reinventing-british-club-music|newspaper=Mixmag}}{{cite web|first1=Dave|last1=Simpson|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Yxng Bane review – genre-hopping rapper relentlessly pleases the crowd|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/26/yxng-bane-review-gorilla-manchester|date=26 March 2018|website=The Guardian}} It has also been called "afro-bashment". The genre originated in London in late 2000s; it blends West African and Caribbean sounds with road rap, hip hop, dancehall and British pop music.{{cite web|first1=Yomi|last1=Adegoke|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Grime, Afro bashment, drill ... how black British music became more fertile than ever|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/01/grime-afro-bashment-drill-how-black-british-music-became-more-fertile-than-ever|date=1 June 2018|website=The Guardian}}

Personal life

He is an avid supporter of Manchester United F.C.{{Cite news|last=Davey|first=Jacob|title=VERSUS Jerseys: Kojo Funds |url=https://versus.uk.com/2019/01/versus-jerseys-kojo-funds/ |website=versus.uk.com |date=9 January 2019 |access-date=3 March 2021}}

Discography

= Albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| UK {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50794/kojo-funds/\|title=Kojo Funds {{!}} full Official Chart history \|publisher=Official Charts Company \|accessdate=17 August 2019}}
scope="row"\| Golden Boy \| Released: 28 September 2018 Label: Atlantic, F&Y, Warner Music Format: Streaming, digital download \| 40

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50794/kojo-funds/|title=Kojo Funds {{!}} full Official Chart history |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=17 August 2019}}

scope="row"| Golden Boy

Released: 28 September 2018
Label: Atlantic, F&Y, Warner Music
Format: Streaming, digital download

| 40

= Singles =

== As lead artist ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| UK
scope="row"\| "My 9lne" \| rowspan="4"\| 2016 \| – \| BPI: Silver{{cite certification\|region=United Kingdom\|accessdate=12 May 2023\|artist=Kojo Funds}} \|{{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Dun Talkin'" (featuring Abra Cadabra) \| – \| BPI: Gold \| Golden Boy
scope="row"\| "Robbery" \| – \| \|rowspan="2" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "Arriba!" \| – \|
scope="row"\| "Warning" \| rowspan="3"\| 2017 \| — \| \|Golden Boy
scope="row"\| "Fear No One" \| – \| \|{{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "My Wish" (featuring Kranium) \| — \| \|rowspan="4"\| Golden Boy
scope="row"\| "Check" (featuring Raye) \| rowspan="3"\| 2018 \| 26 \| BPI: Gold
scope="row"\| "Stallin'" \| – \|
scope="row"\| "Who Am I?" (featuring Bugzy Malone) \| 69 \|
scope="row"\| "Take Off"{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/take-off-single/1453378410\|title=Take Off - Single by Stefflon Don & Kojo Funds\|website=iTunes (UK)\|date=20 February 2019\|access-date=28 February 2019}} (with Stefflon Don) \| rowspan="2"\| 2019 \| — \| \| rowspan="9" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "I Like" (featuring Wizkid) \| 74 \| BPI: Silver
scope="row"\| "Vanessa" \| rowspan="2"\| 2020 \| – \|
scope="row"\| "Duppy" \| – \|
scope="row"\| "Gimme a Time" (with Don EE) \| rowspan="4"\| 2021 \| – \|
scope="row"\| "Chit Chat" (with Tranell) \| – \|
scope="row"\| "Let Me Know" \| – \|
scope="row"\| "So Nice" \| – \|
scope="row"\| "Do You Mind" \| 2022 \| – \|
colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK

scope="row"| "My 9lne"

| rowspan="4"| 2016

| –

BPI: Silver{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|accessdate=12 May 2023|artist=Kojo Funds}}

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Dun Talkin'"
(featuring Abra Cadabra)

| –

BPI: Gold

| Golden Boy

scope="row"| "Robbery"

| –

|rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Arriba!"

| –

scope="row"| "Warning"

| rowspan="3"| 2017

| —

|Golden Boy

scope="row"| "Fear No One"

| –

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "My Wish"
(featuring Kranium)

| —

|rowspan="4"| Golden Boy

scope="row"| "Check"
(featuring Raye)

| rowspan="3"| 2018

| 26

BPI: Gold

scope="row"| "Stallin'"

| –

scope="row"| "Who Am I?"
(featuring Bugzy Malone)

| 69

scope="row"| "Take Off"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/take-off-single/1453378410|title=Take Off - Single by Stefflon Don & Kojo Funds|website=iTunes (UK)|date=20 February 2019|access-date=28 February 2019}}
(with Stefflon Don)

| rowspan="2"| 2019

| —

| rowspan="9" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "I Like"
(featuring Wizkid)

| 74

BPI: Silver

scope="row"| "Vanessa"

| rowspan="2"| 2020

| –

scope="row"| "Duppy"

| –

scope="row"| "Gimme a Time"
(with Don EE)

| rowspan="4"| 2021

| –

scope="row"| "Chit Chat"
(with Tranell)

| –

scope="row"| "Let Me Know"

| –

scope="row"| "So Nice"

| –

scope="row"| "Do You Mind"

| 2022

| –

colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

== As featured artist ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="5"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| UK {{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52386/mabel/\|title=Mabel {{!}} full Official Chart history\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|accessdate=30 June 2018}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| UK R&B Peak chart positions for albums on the UK R&B Singles Chart: "Finders Keepers": {{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-singles-chart/20171110/114/\|title=Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40: 10 November 2017 - 16 November 2017\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|accessdate=26 January 2018}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| IRE Peaks in Ireland: ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| SCO Peak positions for Scottish Singles and Albums Charts: "Finders Keepers": {{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20171117/41/\|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 17 November 2017 - 23 November 2017\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|accessdate=26 January 2018}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:95%;"\| FRA {{cite web\|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2018&we=47\|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 47, 2018)\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=French\|accessdate=26 November 2018}}
scope="row"\| "Fantasy" {{small\|(Jamila Jones featuring Kojo Funds)}} \| rowspan="1"\| 2016 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Loco (Remix)" {{small\|(86 featuring Chieffy and Kojo Funds)}} \| rowspan="7"\| 2017 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \| 86 Bangerz
scope="row"\| "I'll Be Waiting" {{small\|(Redlight featuring Liv Dawson and Kojo Funds)}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \|rowspan="3" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "Bad"{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bad-feat-not3s-kojo-funds-eugy-single/1220245470\|title=Bad (feat. Not3s, Kojo Funds & Eugy) - Single\|website=iTunes\|date=4 April 2017\|access-date=13 May 2019}} {{small\|(Juls featuring Not3s, Kojo Funds and Eugy)}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\| "Fine Wine"{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fine-wine-feat-kojo-funds-single/1147131140\|title=Fine Wine (feat. Kojo Funds) - Single by Yxng Bane\|work=iTunes\|date=25 August 2016\|access-date=19 March 2018}} {{small\|(Yxng Bane featuring Kojo Funds)}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| BPI: Gold
scope="row"\| "Finders Keepers" {{small\|(Mabel featuring Kojo Funds)}} \| 8 \|\| 2 \|\| 45 \|\| 29 \|\| — \| BPI: 2× Platinum \| High Expectations
scope="row"\| "Whistle"{{cite news\|accessdate=1 September 2018\|title=Meet the 10 new artists changing the game for UK rap\|url=http://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/meet-the-10-new-artists-changing-the-game-for-uk-rap/069558\|newspaper=Music Week}} {{small\|(Wretch 32 featuring Donae'o and Kojo Funds)}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \| FR32
scope="row"\| "Calling"{{cite news\|accessdate=1 September 2018\|title=The NME 100: Essential new music for 2018 - Page 9 of 21 - NME\|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/nme-100-2018-best-new-bands-2220185/9\|newspaper=NME\|date=19 January 2018}}{{cite web\|first1=Yemi\|last1=Abiade\|accessdate=1 September 2018\|title=Grime watch: how SBTV, Link Up and GRM Daily propped up black British music\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/24/sbtv-link-up-grm-daily-black-british-music\|date=24 November 2017\|website=the Guardian}} {{small\|(GRM Daily featuring Chip and Kojo Funds)}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Creepin Up (The Come Up)" {{small\|(Remedee featuring Yxng Bane, Masicka and Kojo Funds)}} \| rowspan="3"\| 2018 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \|Golden Boy
scope="row"\| "Tout Va Bien (Remix)" {{small\|(Orelsan featuring Eugy and Kojo Funds)}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| 53 \| \|La fête est finie
scope="row"\| "Crew" {{small\|(Raye featuring Kojo Funds and Ray Blk)}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \|Side Tape
scope="row"\| "Traffic Jam" {{small\|(Banx & Ranx featuring Kojo Funds)}} \| rowspan="2"\| 2019 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Pan-Fried" {{small\|(Kano featuring Kojo Funds)}} \| 70 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \|Hoodies All Summer
colspan="16" style="font-size:85%;"\|"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

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|+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52386/mabel/|title=Mabel {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=30 June 2018}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
R&B
Peak chart positions for albums on the UK R&B Singles Chart:

"Finders Keepers": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-singles-chart/20171110/114/|title=Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40: 10 November 2017 - 16 November 2017|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=26 January 2018}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| IRE
Peaks in Ireland:

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SCO
Peak positions for Scottish Singles and Albums Charts:

"Finders Keepers": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20171117/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 17 November 2017 - 23 November 2017|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=26 January 2018}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:95%;"| FRA
{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2018&we=47|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 47, 2018)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=26 November 2018}}

scope="row"| "Fantasy"
{{small|(Jamila Jones featuring Kojo Funds)}}

| rowspan="1"| 2016

| — || — || — || — || —

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Loco (Remix)"
{{small|(86 featuring Chieffy and Kojo Funds)}}

| rowspan="7"| 2017

| — || — || — || — || —

| 86 Bangerz

scope="row"| "I'll Be Waiting"
{{small|(Redlight featuring Liv Dawson and Kojo Funds)}}

| — || — || — || — || —

|rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Bad"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bad-feat-not3s-kojo-funds-eugy-single/1220245470|title=Bad (feat. Not3s, Kojo Funds & Eugy) - Single|website=iTunes|date=4 April 2017|access-date=13 May 2019}}
{{small|(Juls featuring Not3s, Kojo Funds and Eugy)}}

| — || — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Fine Wine"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fine-wine-feat-kojo-funds-single/1147131140|title=Fine Wine (feat. Kojo Funds) - Single by Yxng Bane|work=iTunes|date=25 August 2016|access-date=19 March 2018}}
{{small|(Yxng Bane featuring Kojo Funds)}}

| — || — || — || — || —

BPI: Gold

scope="row"| "Finders Keepers"
{{small|(Mabel featuring Kojo Funds)}}

| 8 || 2 || 45 || 29 || —

BPI: 2× Platinum

| High Expectations

scope="row"| "Whistle"{{cite news|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Meet the 10 new artists changing the game for UK rap|url=http://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/meet-the-10-new-artists-changing-the-game-for-uk-rap/069558|newspaper=Music Week}}
{{small|(Wretch 32 featuring Donae'o and Kojo Funds)}}

| — || — || — || — || —

| FR32

scope="row"| "Calling"{{cite news|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=The NME 100: Essential new music for 2018 - Page 9 of 21 - NME|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/nme-100-2018-best-new-bands-2220185/9|newspaper=NME|date=19 January 2018}}{{cite web|first1=Yemi|last1=Abiade|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=Grime watch: how SBTV, Link Up and GRM Daily propped up black British music|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/24/sbtv-link-up-grm-daily-black-british-music|date=24 November 2017|website=the Guardian}}
{{small|(GRM Daily featuring Chip and Kojo Funds)}}

| — || — || — || — || —

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Creepin Up (The Come Up)"
{{small|(Remedee featuring Yxng Bane, Masicka and Kojo Funds)}}

| rowspan="3"| 2018

| — || — || — || — || —

|Golden Boy

scope="row"| "Tout Va Bien (Remix)"
{{small|(Orelsan featuring Eugy and Kojo Funds)}}

| — || — || — || — || 53

|La fête est finie

scope="row"| "Crew"
{{small|(Raye featuring Kojo Funds and Ray Blk)}}

| — || — || — || — || —

|Side Tape