Kano's Popular Music Videos
![Watch White Tiger (feat. Kano) [The Heavytrackerz Remix] music video by Izzy Bizu](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video118/v4/8e/39/19/8e3919fd-f354-c842-d2a4-d56cb1fb11e9/SonyBMG.1064609505.00000000000031660669.CROPPED.8864456207190101VIC.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch White Tiger (feat. Kano) [The Heavytrackerz Remix] music video by Izzy Bizu")
![Watch Mount Rushmore (feat. Kano & Wretch 32) [Lyric Video] music video by Ghetts](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video221/v4/2b/ba/c3/2bbac364-fb4a-518b-ae31-97d6ec1029f3/GB1302400119.sca1.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Mount Rushmore (feat. Kano & Wretch 32) [Lyric Video] music video by Ghetts")
About Kano
Hometown
London, England
Born
May 21, 1985
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
British rapper Kano is a grime pioneer who played a key role in popularizing the genre outside the UK.
• Growing up in East London, Kano was a skilled footballer who played youth ball for Chelsea, Norwich, and West Ham. He eventually lost interest in the sport.
• He attended Greenwich University to study graphics before dropping out to pursue music.
• As a teenager, Kano joined the grime collective N.A.S.T.Y Crew, which hosted a popular radio show on the pirate station Deja Vu.
• Kano left N.A.S.T.Y. Crew after signing with 679 and released his debut album, Home Sweet Home, in 2005.
• From 2011 to 2019, Kano played Sully on the British crime drama series Top Boy.
• The rapper’s fifth album, 2016 Made in the Manor, reached No. 8 in the UK and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.
Kano has also released music as a member of Nasty Crew.
