Kosine

For the Albanian village of Kosinë, see Qendër Piskovë.
Kosine
Kosine in 2018
Kosine in 2018
Background information
Birth nameMarcos Palacios
Also known as
Kosine
BornChicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresR&B, Hip-hop
Years active2004–present

Marcos Palacios, known professionally as Kosine, is an American music producer and songwriter. As a member of the production duo Da Internz, Palacios is known for producing songs such as Big Sean's "Dance (A$$)" (2011), Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" (2011), and Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" (2014). From 2018, Palacios worked as a soundtrack producer for the television series Empire and Star, debuting as an actor on Star. Palacios has worked as a talk show host on BET's Mancave (2018) and Kingz with Kosine (2020).

Life and career

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Palacios was born in Chicago,[1] growing up in neighboring Maywood, Illinois and Broadview, Illinois.[2] After graduating St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, Palacios moved to Tallahassee, Florida to attend the Florida A&M University, majoring in music.[2] Later transferring to Columbia College Chicago, Palacios formed the idea for his production team, Da Internz, as a part of a class for his Business and Entrepreneurship degree.[3][4][2] Palacios, along his production team partner Ernest "Tuo" Clark, moved to Los Angeles in mid-2005, spending time between Los Angeles and Chicago while attempting to break into the music industry.[2] During this period, Palacios was hired by Columbia as a professor, teaching specialized classes in hip-hop beat making and music production.[2][1]

The duo's first break was produced six songs on rapper Mims' Guilt in 2009, including the album's lead single "Move (If You Wanna)".[5][6] The duo went on to produce music for hip-hop, R&B and pop musicians, most notably Big Sean's "Dance (A$$)" (2011), Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" (2011), and the group's most commercially successful song, "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj (2014),[7] who were asked to add additional drums to the song by Minaj.[8]

Palacios decided to start a solo career in 2014, under the moniker Enrique Dragon, releasing his first single Out Here which was later performed by Luke James on the FOX TV Show Star.[9] In 2015, Palacios moved back to Chicago for a reset from entertainment and returned to Columbia College Chicago as the school's first Artist in Residence.[7] During this period, Palacios gave a TEDx talk on finding success at his alma mater in 2016.[3]

In 2016 when he returned to Los Angeles, Palacios became a host for Beats 1 Radio,[7] and in 2018 started work as a co-host of the BET talk show Mancave,[10] as well as restarting his solo career, now under the name KOSINE (pronounced 'Co-sign'), with the song "Your World" featuring JoJo.[11] From 2018, Palacios began producing music for the Fox television series Empire and Star,[12][13] and hosted writers camps for songwriters and producers to develop music for Star.[14] For season 3 of Star, Palacios made his acting debut as recurring character Lil' Dini.[1]

In 2020, Palacios worked together with Idris Elba on the song "Kings", which raised money for MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund,[15] produced Kelly Rowland's comeback single "Coffee",[16] and in September produced the music for a major Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign commercial.[7]

In May 2021, he released his first debut EP album "Truth Serum" over streaming services along with starring in a 28-minute music video visual album/short film of the same name, loosely depicting his struggles of finding himself after 10 years of success in Hollywood, narrating a powerful message in how he persevered above it all. The short film EP was also co-produced by Marcus Paulk of Moesha fame. The exclusive video release premiered on Revolt TV on May 7, 2021.[17]

Personal life

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Palacios' father was Guatemalan Olympiad Teodoro Palacios, who immigrated to Chicago in 1970.[18] His mother was originally from Panama.[9]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018 BET's Mancave[10] Himself (co-host)
2018 Sidewalks Entertainment Himself Episode "The Stars of Mancave"
2018–2019 Star Lil' Dini Recurring (season 3)[1]
2020–present Kingz with Kosine Himself (host) Streaming show on Fox Soul.[7]
2021 Truth Serum Himself Album Music Video/Short Film (aired on Revolt TV)[17]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Truth Serum (2021) - EP Album

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Out Here"[19]
(as Enrique Dragon) 		2014 Non-album singles
"Grateful"[20]
(as Enrique Dragon featuring Problem) 		2015
"Your World"[11]
(featuring JoJo) 		2018
"One More Time"[21]
(featuring Problem)
"I Got Ya"[22]
(featuring Cinque')
"Everybody Vote"[7] 2020
"Kings"[15]
(featuring Idris Elba)

"Kings (Remix)"

(featuring G Herbo & Marcus Black)

2020/2021
Album singles
Title Year Album
"Transparency"[23]

(featuring Jeremih)

2021 Truth Serum

(EP album)

"Settle"[24]

(featuring Leon Thomas)

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Drill Queen"[25]
(W.W.A featuring Enrique Dragon) 		2015 Non-album singles
"Obey"[26]
(Juicy M. & Luka Caro featuring Enrique Dragon) 		2016

Guest appearances and solo production discography

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Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Grass Is Always Greener"[27] 2015 Ludacris Ludaversal
"Good Lovin"[27] Ludacris, Miguel
"Rollin' Like a Stoner"[28] 2017 Vic Mensa The Manuscript / The Autobiography
"Lurkin"[29] DaniLeigh Summer with Friends
"Man Now"[30] G Herbo Humble Beast
"This n That"[30] G Herbo, Lil Yachty, Jeremih
"Stay Where You Are"[31] Tank Savage
"You Got It"[32] Young Sparrow and DJ Dragon Nutz Pitch Perfect 3 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
"Unbelievable"[33] 2018 Snoop Dogg, Ev3 Bible of Love
"Big Shoes"[13] Empire Cast, Yazz, Serayah Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 4
"Don't"[34][35] Tiffany Red Rollin' with the Homies
"Out Here Touchin'"[36] Star Cast, Luke James Star: Original Soundtrack From Season 2
"Aim x Shoot"[37] Star Cast, Luke James, Jude Demorest
"Right Moves"[38] Christina Aguilera, Keida Shenseea Liberation
"How Do You Feel"[39] Evvie McKinney Non-album single
"For Sure"[40] Star Cast, Ryan Destiny, Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3
"Madonna"[41] Star Cast, Brittany O’Grady, Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny
"My Type"[42] Star Cast, My Type Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny, Brittany O'Grady
"Same Time"[43] Empire Cast, Jussie Smollett, Yazz Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 5
"Own It"[44] Ella Mai Ella Mai
"Rumble"[45] Empire Cast, Yazz Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 5
"All I Need"[46] Star Cast, Brandy Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3
"Don't You Look at Me"[47] Star Cast, Evan Ross, Brittany O'Grady
"Yo No Se"[48] DaniLeigh, Bill$ The Plan
"Better Than Before"[49] Tone Stith Non-album single
"Lolita"[50] 2019 Star Cast, Kosine Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3
"All Love"[51] Star Cast, Luke James & Brittany O'Grady
"Splash"[52] Empire Cast, Yazz Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 5
"Believe in Me"[53] Star Cast, Ryan Destiny Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3
"Lean on Me"[54] Empire Cast, Yazz, Jussie Smollett Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 5
"Type of Way"[55] Sonta Hood Love: Vol. 1
"What It Do"[56] Star Cast, Kosine, Major Star: Original Soundtrack from Season 3
"Do It Right"[57] Empire Cast, Katlynn Simone, Mario, Serayah, Yazz Empire: Music from Season 6
"FaceTime"[58] Empire Cast, Yazz
"Let Me Live"[59] Empire Cast, Katlynn Simone
"New Again"[60] Empire Cast, V. Bozeman
"Ibiza"[61] 2020 Empire Cast, Yazz, Serayah
"Hakeem + Blake Battle"[62] Empire Cast, Chett Hanks, Yazz
"Lookin' at Me"[63] Empire Cast, Rhyon Brown, Yazz
"The Oath"[64] Empire Cast, Rhyon Brown, Yazz
"Coffee"[16] Kelly Rowland K
"Guerilla Warfare "[65] Deanna Non-album singles
"We Are Champions"[citation needed] B Howard & Vanness Wu
"Thirsty"[66] Good Girl, Mulatto Good Girl - EP
"No More Teardrops"[67] Vic Mensa, Malik Yusef, Wyatt Waddell Reprise

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