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$$)" (2011), Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" (2011), and Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" (2014). From 2018, Palacios worked as a soundtrack producer for the television series Empire and Star, debuting as an actor on Star. Palacios has worked as a talk show host on BET's Mancave (2018) and Kingz with Kosine (2020).
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Background information | |
Birth name | Marcos Palacios |
Also known as | Kosine
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | R&B, Hip-hop |
Years active | 2004–present |
Life and career
editPalacios was born in Chicago,[1] growing up in neighboring Maywood, Illinois and Broadview, Illinois.[2] After graduating St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, Palacios moved to Tallahassee, Florida to attend the Florida A&M University, majoring in music.[2] Later transferring to Columbia College Chicago, Palacios formed the idea for his production team, Da Internz, as a part of a class for his Business and Entrepreneurship degree.[3][4][2] Palacios, along his production team partner Ernest "Tuo" Clark, moved to Los Angeles in mid-2005, spending time between Los Angeles and Chicago while attempting to break into the music industry.[2] During this period, Palacios was hired by Columbia as a professor, teaching specialized classes in hip-hop beat making and music production.[2][1]
The duo's first break was produced six songs on rapper Mims' Guilt in 2009, including the album's lead single "Move (If You Wanna)".[5][6] The duo went on to produce music for hip-hop, R&B and pop musicians, most notably Big Sean's "Dance (A$$)" (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
editPalacios' father was Guatemalan Olympiad Teodoro Palacios, who immigrated to Chicago in 1970.[18] His mother was originally from Panama.[9]
Filmography
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
editAlbums
edit- Truth Serum (2021) - EP Album
Singles
editAs lead artist
editTitle | 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 |
Title | Year | Album |
---|---|---|
"Transparency"[23]
(featuring Jeremih) |
2021 | Truth Serum
(EP album) |
"Settle"[24]
(featuring Leon Thomas) |
As featured artist
editTitle | Year | Album |
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"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
editTitle | 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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