This week’s artist is Karim Diane formally known as Kay.
I’ve had a vested interest in this kid since he first inquired about working with The Famous Firm about 6 months back. I was really impressed by the fact that at age 18 he was already balancing the behind the scenes work with the actual music. Not many up and comers can say they’ve had Stevie Wonder co-sign their talent, which led to an appearance in Complex magazine.
When I first met the singer, he was already being heavily courted by rapper Gravy (Biggie in the movie Notorious) and his management group. They saw and still see what everyone else sees in the young singer;an upside that rivals a late 90′s Usher.
Over the past 6 months, we’ve seen him go through a transformation highlighted by a name change (from Kay to Karim Diane) after encouragement from Ankh Rha, Diddy’s vocal trainer for Day 26 and Danity Kane. The best thing about Karim is his humility and the fact that despite already establishing a fan base he still seeks ways to improve upon his talent.
It’s a matter of time before the rest of the industry sees what I’ve seen in Karim since day 1; a star
This new song “You Got It” speaks for itself. This is my gym/running anthem for the rest of the month.
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You can keep up with Karim by adding him on his myspace.
