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The Kemist
American singer-songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kemist,[2] is a Jamaican-American deejay, producer, recording artist and songwriter[3] signed to Universal Music Group.[1] His sound is a fusion of reggae and dancehall with electronic dance music.[4]
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Early life
Errol "Kemar" Thompson, professionally known as The Kemist, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.[4] His mother, Marcia Griffiths, is considered the Queen of reggae music [5] and his father, Errol Thompson Snr, is an acclaimed Jamaican broadcaster, social speaker and musician.[3]
Kemar attended Wolmer's Boy's High School where he participated in rap battles during lunchtime and from there started making beats and selling tracks to friends.[2]
In 2012, Kemar and Mike Thompson formed the production duo Black Lion,[4] whose credits include Mash It Up, Slippery When Wet and I Love Sax.
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Career
The Kemist's first release as a vocalist was Assets, a collaboration with Yellow Claw and Tropkillaz that was released on Diplo's label, Mad Decent[6] on 12 October 2013.
In 2018 The Kemist signed with Universal Music Group.[2] On 2 November 2018 they released his first single Body Can't Lie featuring Nyanda via 21 Entertainment / Republic Records / Universal Music Canada.[1]
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Singles
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As remixer
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As lead artist
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