Tate Kobang
| Tate Kobang | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Goods |
| Born |
April 28, 1992 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | 300 Entertainment |
| Associated acts | TK-N-Cash, Rich The Kid, T-Wayne, Swizz Beatz, Lil E, YGG Tay, Jackboi Tony, Young Moose, Lor Scoota, PesoDaMafia, Maniak Dre, Lor Cuddy |
Joshua Goods, (born April 28, 1992) known professionally as Tate Kobang, is an American hip-hop recording artist from Baltimore, Maryland. Although active in the Baltimore hip-hop scene since 2011, he rose to prominence with “Bank Rolls (Remix),” a 90-second promotional single for his April 2015 release “Live Hazey,” released on YouTube on April 19, 2015.
Tate Kobang grew up in Northeast Baltimore, Maryland before moving to York, Pennsylvania as a teenager, where he attended Central York High School before dropping out to pursue rap. In 2013, his mother and father passed away suddenly within months of each other, making him responsible for his 8 younger siblings at age 21, prompting him to continue music at a more serious level to provide for his family. Kobang also has five children of his own and still spends his time between Baltimore and York, as well as holding shoe drives and other charitable events for the two cities. His professional name comes from “Dancing Tater,” a nickname given to him because he liked to dance, while Kobang is an acronym for “King Of Baltimore And N*ggas’ Girls.”
Although he originally wanted to be a video game programmer, Kobang’s interest in music stemmed at an early age--he sang in his church choir at age 5, and began writing music around age 11. He also learned to read music and play the saxophone and piano in middle school, and took music production classes in high school. Kobang’s uncle, Baltimore rapper Killa Q, introduced him to rap, and even had Kobang write for him. Kobang also credits artists Mr. Cheeks, Method Man, and Cassidy as influences.
In honor of his late mother’s birthday, a tribute that’s been done since 2013, Kobang released Bank Rolls (Remix) on April 19, 2015 as a promotional hit for his newest mixtape. The song uses Baltimore rapper Tim Trees’ 2000 song “Bank Roll” and features a verse that remembers Baltimore DJ K-Swift, who died in 2008. That day is also the day of Freddie Gray's death after being in a coma from injury complications allegedly caused by the Baltimore Police Department. With heavy media attention and national focus on Baltimore at this time, Kobang released the song to bring a sense of happiness and pride to the city. Following the viral success of the 90-second video, Kobang went into the studio with the producer of the original track, Rod Lee, to extend the track into a full song.
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