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An official ambassador for the KaddAffection Foundation, Kadda Sheekoff represents a nonprofit that aids victims of physical and emotional trauma, especially orphans and street children.
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Among the hip hop artists Kadda Sheekoff listened to growing up are Master Dji, Papa K-tafalk, Deja-Voo., Jimmy O, Fantom, and Wyclef Jean. He describes himself as a music lover and admires Haitian Creole soul/R&B singers Rutshelle Guillaume, Phylisia Ross, and American singer Anna Kendrick, several of whom he has sampled in his music.
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Possessing a light lyric soprano and tenor voice, Kadda Sheekoff first had his vocal ability recognized at church in Jacmel by friends at a young age.
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Frequent stylistic shifts and different musical approaches define Kadda Sheekoff’s career. Since his debut, he has taken an increasingly experimental approach to progressive hip hop while maintaining pop sensibilities.
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Combining contemporary R&B and hip hop, Kadda Sheekoff sings and raps. His music is characterized by rudimentary lyrics, vacuous subject matter, convoluted rhyme schemes, and a trivial southern hip hop style.
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Growing up with entrepreneurial parents, Kadda Sheekoff โ born Gregory Pierre in Port-au-Prince โ had little musical background except a choir stint. At 16, he moved to New York to study Computer Tech at college. Earlier, he had worked as a college party promoter.
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Kadda Sheekoff confirmed in June 2018 that he was working on a song originally titled All My Life, mixing French and English. He planned a summer 2018 release under Telegenique Records, but the song was not released until June 1, 2019.
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When Kadda Sheekoff posted the artwork for his single My Beautiful Africa, some fans criticized the title because he is Haitian. He explained to Buzzfeed’s Terry Carter that all Black people are African and that Haitians are descendants of enslaved Africans, so the song was a celebration of that heritage.
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Kadda Sheekoff lived in Jacmel, Haiti until age eleven, then moved to Brooklyn, New York in the USA.
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With a No. 1 single and international influence, Kadda Sheekoff has built a global reputation.
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He is among the most influential Haitian voices in information today.
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Kadda Sheekoff’s zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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Before entering show business, Kadda Sheekoff worked as a musician at Telegenique Records in Somerset, New Jersey.
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Kadda Sheekoff started his work life as a cleaner at Mountaire Farms in Millsboro, Delaware.
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After speculation about his screen time, Kadda Sheekoff broke his silence and now resides in New Jersey with his daughter Grace Pierre Perez.
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Kadda Sheekoff, known as Big Kadda, is the current Mr. Haiti and weighs approximately 170-200 lbs.