Bucky Raw

Bucky Raw
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Background information
Birth nameKarwoudou Cole
Born (1984-04-30) April 30, 1984 (age 40)
Monrovia, Liberia
OriginSouthwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
LabelsChild Soldier Entertainment

Karwoudou Cole (born April 30, 1984), who is better known by his stage name Bucky Raw, is a Liberian rapper and songwriter from Monrovia.[1] He rose to fame after appearing in a cypher at the 2016 Liberian Entertainment Awards.[2] Raw has released the mixtapes Country Soda (2017) and Cs2 (2018).

Early life and music career

Raw was born on April 30, 1984, in Monrovia, Liberia. He moved to the United States when he was 9 years old. Raw grew up in a public housing unit in Southwest Philadelphia, and attended Pepper Middle School and John Bartram High School. In 2017, Raw released his debut mixtape Country Soda, which features guest appearances from King Sammy, Drape Lawson, Mz Menneh and Monica Ree.[3] His second mixtape CS2, which was released in August 2018, comprises 12 tracks and features guest appearances from Takun J, Jay Awesome, Tieah Boy and Rickslyn.[4] It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard World Albums chart,[5] and was criticized for having derogatory lyrics.[5] On November 16, 2019, Raw won Artist of the Year and the Video of the Year for "Thank You" at the Liberia Music Awards.[6]

Deportation from the US

In April 2018, Raw was arrested and deported to Liberia for violating the terms of his parole.[7][8][9]

Discography

Mixtapes

  • Country Soda (2017)
  • CS2 (2018)

Singles

  • "Amen"
  • "Mammie Peppeh"
  • "Pro Poor Agenda"
  • "Wine Your Waist"
  • "Scrapper Heaven"
  • "Which One Heting You"
  • "Last Kiss"
  • "Friskayness"
  • "Woo Mii"
  • "Imported"
  • "Trapco Issues"
  • "Pump Tire"
  • "Put Talk"
  • "Jeh Leh Y'all"
  • "Jeh Bring It"
  • "Space on You"
  • "Luv"
  • "Wifey"
  • "Thank You"
  • "Abena"

Award and nominations

Tunes Liberia Music Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref
2018 Himself Fan Army Of The Year Won [10]
Album/Mixtape Compilation Won [10]
Trapco Artist of the Year Won [10]

Liberia Music Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref
2018 Himself Album of the Year Won [11]
MTN People’s Choice Won [12]
2019 Artist of the Year Won [6]
"Thank You" Video of the Year Won

Liberian Entertainment Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref
2017 Himself Best Hipco Artist Won [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bucky Raw talks about J.Bizz trashing his kind of music and his life from the streets to the studio". 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ Liberian stars views' Network (13 March 2016). "2016 LIB HIP HOP CYPHER STARRING BUCKY RAW, MDOT, DBOY THE REBEL" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Momo, James (9 June 2017). "Bucky Raw "Country Soda" Mixtape". Music Liberia.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Cs2 by Bucky Raw". iTunes. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Dopoe, Robin (13 September 2018). "Bucky Raw's CS2 Mixtape Continues Record Breaking Streak". Liberian Observer. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b Admin, Webmaster (19 November 2019). "Bucky Raw, Jaredo and Christoph The Change Win Big at MTN Liberia Music Awards". Liberian Observer. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. ^ Dopoe, Robin (22 April 2018). "Man-Up Time For LIB Rapper Bucky Raw".
  8. ^ "Liberian Superstar Bucky Raw Is Currently Being Deported From The USA To Liberia".
  9. ^ "Bucky Raw donates to inmates at the Monrovia Central Prison, South Beach {VIDEO}". 15 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "TunesLiberia Music Awards 2019: Full list of winners". Music In Africa. 25 February 2019.
  11. ^ News, Smart (23 December 2018). "Liberia: Bucky Raw Wins Album Of The Year". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Liberia Music Awards 2018: Full list of winners". Music In Africa. 23 December 2018.
  13. ^ "2017 Liberian Entertainment Awards: The Complete Winners List".
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