About a month ago, we reported the news that Kato had officially enlisted as a part of the SMKA group, and would be commemorating his inauguration with the mixtape, A Kato Production. That album is now available and includes tracks both old and new, with the entirety of the instrumentation laced by K-A-T-O, himself. Download the […]
Read More Kato & SMKA Present ‘A Kato Production’With the new SMKA addition, Kato, readying the release of A Kato Production for April 26th, he’s put together a little Q&A interview session to help you get acquainted with him and his work. There’s a mixture of inconsequential questions and more in-depth, comprehensive inquiries. The only thing I’m left wondering is what was the […]
Read More Kato Presents a Q&A SessionProducer Kato has been keeping himself busy and it’s been announced that he’s joined the ranks of SMKA, an independent production group. To officially kick off his induction to the collective, he will be helming the boards for the upcoming project, the appropriately titled A Kato Production. The first leak off the album is a collab with […]
Read More Kato Joins SMKA; Slated to Produce Upcoming Project – “A Kato Production”When they say producer du jour, Kato, is cooking up things for artists, most wouldn’t take that literally. But they may want to reconsider that position based on this music video for “Shut Up Bitch” by Jarren Benton. Not only did Kato provide the production for this heavy Southern track, but he’s got a cameo […]
Read More Kato Cameos & Produces on “Shut Up B*tch” by Jarren BentonCould this be an Asian-Am Southern Hip-Hop dream team? Kato has laced a new banger for the A’s Yellow Boyz called “Hit the Club“. K’s beats tend to always hit hard, so adding the YBZ would seem like a no-brainer. Fans are unlikely to be disappointed with this cut though I encourage you to find […]
Read More The Yellow Boyz x Kato Release “Hit the Club”I always figured it was only a matter of time before we would get a new collab from Kato & The Yellow Boyz. Afterall, there aren’t too many Asian-American, Southern Hip-Hop acts based in the A so it only makes sense that they would group up and collectively lay down a track, southpaw style. “Hit the […]
Read More Kato Announces Collab Track With The Yellow BoyzSHA is something of a niche site. In their own words, the site is A look at notable Shaved Head Asians from the Asian diaspora making moves in their respective industries Lucky for us, Kato is one such person that fits their criteria. So the result is a quick interview on the Southern producer based […]
Read More Kato Interviews With Shaved Head AsianThis track is packed to the brim with international Hip-Hop talent. That’s why it’s a prime choice for our first entry into our new Category called ‘Passport’. Atlanta based producer Kato had the opportunity to link up with a few notable Kyopo talents including The Yellow Boyz and Chan via his new group Money Maker$. […]
Read More Passport: Kato Produces for The Yellow Boyz & Money Maker$ (New Group Under Chan’s Label)Producer & recording artist from Atlanta, Kato, started a mixtape series called T.I.M.E. back in 2009 (short for This is My Everything). Since then she’s dropped a mixtape every year featuring the latest batch of tracks using his production, and occasionally his vocals. Vol. 3 dropped today and Kato seems to be absent from behind the […]
Read More [Album Release] Kato – T.I.M.E. Vol. 3 Mixtape [Free DL]It’s been quite some time since we reported anything on Kato, but here’s a fresh interview he just did with KTLwebmag. It’s nearly a dozen minutes long but a thorough look at the producer/recording artist, preemptively answering most major questions one would probably have about him. He has definitely been a consistently strong force, especially […]
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