Kool Kojak | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Allan Peter Grigg |
| Born | July 31, 1972 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Origin | Cubatão, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Latin, hip hop, samba, reggae fusion, funk, bossa nova, electro, zouk, charanga, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer, composer, artist |
| Labels | TRIZM, KojakTrax, IYF Productions |
| Website | www |
Allan Peter Grigg,[1] better known by his stage name Kool Kojak and stylized as "KoOoLkOjAk", is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, composer, and artist notable for music in Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse,[2] co-writing and co-producing Flo Rida's #1 Billboard[3] hit single "Right Round", Doja Cat's hit single "Cyber Sex", Nicki Minaj's hit single "Va Va Voom", The Boss Baby Theme, and Ke$ha's top 10 single "Blow".[4] Kool Kojak has written and produced for artists such as Sean Paul, Yelle, DMX, Waka Flocka Flame, Onyx, Travis Barker, Kim Petras, Ed Helms, Britney Spears, Jesse and Joy, Andy Milonakis, Icona Pop, Matisyahu, comedian Chelsea Peretti, N.A.S.A.,[5] Dirt Nasty,[6] Lordz of Brooklyn, Ursula 1000,[7] Phil Greiss and Warren G. Kool Kojak has created original music for many major motion pictures. He was a featured producer on the Simon Cowell TV program X Factor and has appeared as himself on the Nickelodeon show Victorious. He has won two ASCAP Pop Awards and one ASCAP Urban Award, a WormTown Sound Award, and has been awarded the Key to the City of Worcester, Massachusetts.
- ^ "ultratop.be – Allan Grigg". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "How Producer Kool Kojak Used Iris 2 in 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'". Izotope. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Flo Rida "Right Round" credits on Rhapsody Archived November 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "N.A.S.A. (4) - The Spirit Of Apollo". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Kojak and Andy Milonakis 'Let Me Twitter Dat' video". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Ursula 1000 credits". Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2021.