Kano

English rapper, songwriter and actor
Person human Q444224
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Kano

Summary

Kano is a human[1]. He was born in East Ham[2]. He was born on May 21, 1985[3]. He worked as a rapper[4], association football player[5], record producer[6], recording artist[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,598 views/month, #6,700 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kano's place of birth was East Ham[2].
  • Kano was born on May 21, 1985[3].
  • Kano held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Kano worked as a rapper[4].
  • Kano's professions included association football player[5].
  • Kano worked as a record producer[6].
  • Kano worked as a recording artist[7].
  • Kano worked as a musician[8].
  • Kano worked as a songwriter[11].
  • Kano's education included a stint at Langdon School, Newham[12].
  • Kano's education included a stint at Barking and Dagenham College[13].
  • Kano is recorded as male[14].
  • Kano's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Kano's member of sports team is recorded as Chelsea F.C.[16].
  • Kano's member of sports team is recorded as West Ham United F.C.[17].
  • Kano's genre is UK rap[18].
  • Kano's genre is rhythm and blues[19].
  • Kano's genre is grime[20].
  • Kano's genre is UK garage[21].
  • Kano's record label is recorded as 679 Artists[22].
  • Kano's record label is recorded as Bigger Picture Music Group[23].
  • Kano's record label is recorded as Parlophone[24].
  • Kano's discography is recorded as Kano discography[25].
  • Kano's Commons category is recorded as Kano (musician)[26].
  • Kano's sport is recorded as association football[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1985-05-21[30]

  • Genre(s): battle rap, freestyle, grime, hip hop, r&b[31]

  • Community tags: battle rap, british, freestyle, grime, hip hop, london, r&b, uk[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2bf3971e-8595-4bd2-aace-8a71c42afb66[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in East Ham[2], Kano… he was born on May 21, 1985[3].

Education

Educated at Langdon School, Newham[12], a secondary school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1972[36] and Barking and Dagenham College[13], a college[37], in United Kingdom[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rapper[4], association football player[5], record producer[6], recording artist[7], musician[8], and songwriter[11].

Why It Matters

Kano ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,598 views/month, #6,700 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Kano born?

Kano's place of birth was East Ham[2].

What did Kano do for work?

Kano worked as rapper[4], association football player[5], record producer[6], recording artist[7], and musician[8].

Where did Kano go to school?

Kano was educated at Langdon School, Newham[12] and Barking and Dagenham College[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . maniadb. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . cdbaby.com. cdbaby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kano. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kano-q444224
MLA “Kano.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kano-q444224.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kano-q444224_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kano}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kano-q444224}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Kano — https://4ort.xyz/entity/kano-q444224 (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kano-q444224 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nme artist id kano
    Genre
    Record label 679 Artists, Bigger Picture Music Group, Parlophone
    Social media followers {'amount': '+323892'}, {'amount': '+318204'}, {'amount': '+144000'} +5
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: kano, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214802852|kano (#214802852)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n'match"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.