1) King was a British … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 16 artists with this name:
1) King was a British new wave pop band of the mid-'80s
2) KING is an American R&B group from Los Angeles, CA.
3) King is a Canadian black metal band.
4) King is a symphonic death metal band of Slovakia.
5) KING is a Japanese all-female hip-hop group.
6) KING is a Japanese rock band.
7) King is an American metal band.
8) King was an English punk rock band in 1978.
9) King is the creator of Vinland Radio (metal) and the associated podcast.
10) King is a Canadian rapper from Montreal
11) King is a Death/Black metal band from Medellín, Colombia.
12) KING is the solo name of guitarist Joe King from The Fray.
13) KING 810 is a heavy band from flint michigan, also reffered to as KING 810
14) King is a Melodic Black/Death Metal band from Melbourne, Australia.
15) King is a Norwegian underground rapper.
16) KING is a Danish/Cuban singer.
1) King was an England-based band which was formed in 1983 after the break-up of ska revivalists the Reluctant Stereotypes of which Paul King (vocals) was a member. The remainder of King comprised Tony Wall (bass), Mick Roberts (keyboards), James Lantsbery (guitar) and ex-Members Adrian Lillywhite (drums). They made their debut supporting the Mighty Wah! and signed to CBS Records. Despite extensive touring and a sizeable following, their first three singles and Steps In Time sold poorly. The break came late in 1984 when they supported Culture Club and reached a whole new teen audience. "Love And Pride" was released early next year, and made number 2 in the UK chart, while the album went to number 6. The hits continued throughout the year, most notably with the Top 10 hit, "Alone Without You", but King abruptly disbanded in 1986. Paul King pursued a solo career, releasing Joy in 1987, which at best gave him a minor UK hit with "I Know". The band will probably be remembered as much for their trademark spray-painted Dr. Martens boots and Paul King's affable personality than for their engaging pop songs. Paul King later became a video disc jockey for MTV.
2) KING (American Soul trio) THE STORY began on an August afternoon in Los Angeles, or in a winter rehearsal session in Boston, or in April 1986 in Minneapolis, depending on how you define destiny.
Twins Paris and Amber Strother began their musical journey by listening to favorites of their parents together from the crib, and once they were able to crawl found their way to the piano. Amber nurtured her gift for singing by absorbing everything musical around her, and in turn developed an intricate, magical tone and one-of-a-kind voice, as well as a unique skill for composition and songwriting. Through exploring a melting pot of artists, genres, musical ideas and movements, Paris found her own personal voice for the keys. The twins spent years unknowingly ripening their craft of writing together until they parted ways and left Minneapolis, with Amber to pursue studies in Chicago and Paris to enroll at music school in Boston where…
A chance meeting with a young woman with a golden voice and incredible ear changed her life. Los Angeles native Anita Bias had fallen in love with music and art as a young girl, and spent years cultivating her voice, imaginative and vivid songwriting, and creative styling. Their Boston encounter stayed fresh in the minds of both, and when fate brought Paris to California and reunited them years later at a club in Los Angeles, they knew it was the start of something special.
During Amber's first trip to LA and the living room session that followed, the three realized that they were born to create together. At the first show of the unofficial and then-unnamed band, they, along with the audience, were said to have seen fireworks in the air. The unique blend of voices, engaging harmony, and detailed songwriting the group exhibited came completely naturally to them. Amber, who had been since moved back to Minneapolis, sent for her belongings. KING was born.
THE STORY EP is KING's debut project, wherein all songs are written by Paris, Amber, and Anita, and fully produced by Paris. THE STORY, SUPERNATURAL, and HEY are the result of a year's worth of loving and learning, experiencing and experimenting, and ultimately finding the music within themselves.
See We Are King.
3) King (Toronoto) plays untraditional Dark Black Metal filled with dread and an eerie atmosphere offering a few interesting twists and surprises along the way. For fans of Lifelover, Burzum, and the Depressive side of the Black Metal realm
4) KING is a symphonic death metal band from Slovakia. They have released two albums; 'Royal Metal', recorded in 2000 and released in 2002, and 'Libertarian', released in late 2003.
5) KING is a dance and vocal unit consisting of four girls: AYAKA (leader), MARIYA, AYANO and SAYA. They originally were named ちっちゃいZ when they formed the group in October 2000. (The members were all 12 or 13 at the time.) At that time MARI II was a member and SAYA had not yet joined. At the end of the year MARI II quit the group. When SAYA joined they renamed themselves COSMIC ANGELS. In May of 2002 they renamed themselves KING and became the hip-hop group they are today.
The girls are regulars on the TV show ポンキッキーズ21, have participated in several advertising campaigns and have released four singles, one album and four DVDs. They hail from the Tokyo area and are promoted by the talent agency クィーンズアベニューα. The Wikipedia entry about them where I gathered this information is here and their official homepage is here.
6) KING is a rock band hailing from Japan. RYO, the band’s founder, named the band KING after his pet Chihuahua. King, the dog, occasionally makes appearances with the band and is featured on some of the bands goods; it is also the reason the “i” in KING is often dotted with a paw-print and why paw prints tend to feature heavily in the designs for their goods and releases.
KING's first live was on September 6, 2003. Originally, it was intended to be RYO's solo project, with session musicians as his back-up band. At that first live, the first of an ever expanding series of live sale only demos was released. These demos are all titled "ワン" ("wan," Japanese onomatopoeia for dog noises) multiplied by whatever volume number it is in the series. The band does not recognize these CDs are as part of their formal discography. TAKAFUMI (drums, ex-LAID, LYCHEE) became a permanent member of the project in October of 2003 and in March of 2004 it was announced that KING has become a band, no longer RYO's project. Rounding out the line-up were Yoshiyuki (guitar, ex-Lapis Lazuli; he's also known as Row-Kun), Hideaki (guitar, ex-PRAYER and Junichiro (bass, ex-LAID). They've since maintained the same line-up.
KING put out their first proper album “HEAVEN” on September 23, 2004 on an independent label. The following year they released “Everything,” still on an independent label. Their third album, “INNOVATOR,” followed in early 2006. In March of 2006, they finally released their first single, Starlit sky, on a more powerful (but still indies) label, AZ Entertainment. Starlit sky hit #6 on the Oricon indies chart and #83 overall. They released two more singles (Stand up, Darling Romeo and Juliet) and an album (CROSS WORLD) with AZ, but were dropped from the label sometime after the release of Darling. They also closed their fanclub and moved their website at that time.
In 2008, they celebrated their fifth anniversary by releasing three singles (火の玉ファイヤーボーイ(hi no tama FIRE BOY), Never“Tattoo”Mind and INAZUMA THUNDER GIRL), one each month from September to November. In 2009 they began releasing demos again, four total with one track each. In January of this year they released their fifth album, 王道 (oudou), which contains two of the anniversary singles and all of the recent demo tracks. Currently, their website can be found at http://www.king-world.net.
7) King is a metal band from Flint, Michigan. They were signed to Equal Vision Records in December 2008.
8) King was a short-lived punk rock band formed by Captain Sensible in 1978 between a period when his band The Damned split up and reformed. Their only recording was a John Peel Session. The King song "Anti Pope" was later recorded by The Damned after reforming.
Peel Session line-up:
Captain Sensible (Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Cello)
Henry Badowski (Vocals, Keyboards, Saxophone)
Kim Bradshaw (Bass)
Dave Berk (Drums)
Alex K (Violin)
9) King is the creator of Vinland Radio Podcast, a podcast dedicated to metal of all forms - from classic to now.
The Northern Irish Elvis soundalike should be tagged as The King. If you are here because of him, please fix your tags.
12. KING is the solo project of Joe King from The Fray. He is releasing an EP in the next month with his first single released on March 10. The EP was produced by Ryan Tedder and Patrick Meese and marks a marked departure from King's usual sound as a member of The Fray
14) King is a Melodic Death/Black Metal band from Melbourne, Australia. They released their debut album on August 26th, 2016.
15) King is a Norwegian rapper known for his 2021 singles "Helt Ærlig" and "Trekanten".
16) KING is a Danish/Cuban pop music artist. Born in Copenhagen in 1990 to a Cuban mother and a Chilean father, at 11 she began honing her performance skills by dancing with local street dance outfits and quickly joined a Copenhagen urban dance academy and by 15 she was earning her living as a dance teacher. KING first announced herself on the world stage in summer 2016 with the release of debut single ‘Promise’. She released her debut album 'I Made It' in early 2020, with leadsingle 'No Hablo Inglés'.
The Story
King Lyrics
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I was rolling
Up all night I was lonely
Never lacking with my gang you can't hold me
I'm 10 toes down nigga so don't play me
My gang always round you can't faze me
Pussy nigga talking tough claim he hates me
What I ever do to you, you don't know me
When I dropped "2020" y'all could hear my voice
I had pain in me but I still ain't have no choices
2022 I'm tryna open up them doors
I'll be doing what I dreamed about
Told my niggas let's quit playing lets go run up on these M's
What you niggas don't know is pain of losing everything
Lost my lil brother metro
Lost the woman that I needed so I let go
I'm a hustle nigga
Forever Rolling
Where the bag be at
That's where i'm going
I won't ever stop till everybody eat
Put my gang on top i'm killing every beat
Money gonna change ya life but gotta keep it meek
I got no competition all the opps weak
I got no role models it was just me
You might catch me with my guys but don't test me
Remember losing sleep
I was rolling
Up all night I was lonely
Never lacking with my gang you can't hold me
I'm 10 toes down nigga so don't play me
My gang always round you can't faze me
Pussy nigga talking tough claim he hates me
What I ever do to you, you don't know me
Lemme talk my truth my story
Back in the day shorties used to dub a nigga during school
Now they fucking with the kid I got options I can chose
I could never trust a hoe Id rather fuck around and lose her
I got too much water on me shit look like a pool
Only gang around me my team winning we don't lose
I got a couple shooters they love aiming for medullas
I'm tryna ball out 100k at the jewellers
I know that she yo vibe but yo girl know that I'm cooler
For the Money made choices
Had a lotta sacrifice
Had to cut off fake niggas
To get right
Had To Throw Up 10 shots Like Derozan
Saw Potential As A Youngin I Was Chosen
For the Money made choices
Had a lotta to sacrifice
Had to cut off fake niggas
To get right
Had do throw up 10 shots like Derozan
Saw potential as a youngin I was chosen
Remember losing sleep
I was rolling
Up all night I was lonely
Never lacking with my gang you can't hold me
I'm 10 toes down nigga so don't play me
My gang always round you can't faze me
Pussy nigga talking tough claim he hates me
What I ever do to you, you don't know me
Lemme talk my truth my story
The song “The Story” by King is a deeply personal track that tells the story of his struggles and hardships growing up. The lyrics are an autobiographical depiction of his life’s journey, marked by a series of hardships such as growing up without a mother, having a broken family, friends who don't care, and society not accepting him for who he is. King expresses his perseverance and grit through his desire to make it and not giving up.
The chorus “Told ma mama don't cry, I'm still gon' make it” is a reflection of his inner strength and determination. King shares stories about his grandmother’s death, his dad leaving the country when he was two, and his mother leaving him at the age of 18. In every instance, he found the strength to keep pushing forward, even when life got tough.
Despite the hardships he has faced, King keeps on working and grinding, always having his eyes and heart set on making it out and succeeding. The song showcases his intense focus in a manner that is both vulnerable and uplifting. The track serves as a reminder of the perseverance and determination that can help one overcome the obstacles in their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Told ma mama don't cry
I reassured my mother not to worry and be upset because I will succeed
I'm still gon' make it
I will continue to strive for success despite encountering difficulties
This shit ain't easy
This journey towards success is tough and challenging
But I keep on workin'
Regardless of the obstacles, I keep working hard towards achieving my goal
These Niggas don't like me
Some people do not like me and show negative feelings towards me
They just keep on hatin'
These people continue to show negative emotions and create obstacles for me
Females don't love me
I am not finding true love with the women I meet
They just keep on playin'
These women are not serious about committing to a relationship with me
Best friends don't really care
My closest friends do not show genuine care or support towards me
They just keep on fakin'
My close friends act like they care, but in reality, they do not
Devil keep watchin' me
Evil forces are constantly trying to bring me down and derail my progress
But I just keep on prayin'
I continue to pray in order to resist negative forces and keep moving forward
I just wanna make it out
My ultimate goal is to achieve success and live a better life
Make it Bounce, and make it right
I want to achieve success in style and with integrity
18 years ago mama left me
My mother left me 18 years ago, but it was not her fault and she did what she could to protect me
Was not her fault, tried her best to protect me
My mother did not leave me on purpose and did everything in her power to keep me safe
Couldn't come home but she came to my school
My mother was unable to come home, but she still showed her love by visiting me at school and providing me with clothes, shoes, and food
Parent divorced and the shit really hurts me
My parents got a divorce, and it was a painful experience for me
I was still young and the shit really purge me
I was still a child and it was a traumatic experience for me
I was just 2 when my dad left the country
My father left the country when I was only 2 years old
Left with my sis and the shit really broke me
My sister and I were left alone, which was a tough and upsetting experience for me
Had no one left but ma sis was beside me
I had no one else but my sister, who supported and stayed by my side throughout our struggles
Lived with my nan and she really took good care of me
I lived with my grandmother and she took excellent care of me
I was 13 when the hustle really struck me
When I was 13, I realized I had to work hard in order to succeed
Grindin' everyday cause I really wanna make it
I work hard every day because I have a strong desire to succeed
Now I'm 20 and I still gotta make it
I am currently 20 years old and I am still working hard to achieve my desired level of success
Make ma mama proud, old shit should be forgotten. So I...
I aim to make my mother proud and forget about the past mistakes and setbacks
2017 was a sad year
2017 was a year of sorrow and hardships
Ma grandma died and the shit got me fucked up
My grandmother passed away and it deeply affected me
I had some sleep and I wish I didn't wake up
I slept a lot and struggled with waking up due to my mental state
Devil in my brain and he told me just to give up
I faced negative thoughts and urges to give up from my own mind
I was so weak But I had to keep my head up
I felt emotionally and physically weak, but I had to stay positive and keep moving forward
I had no drugs but I'm still getting wasted
I did not consume drugs, but still felt mentally and physically drained
I felt so sick and I had to get me tested
I felt physically sick and decided to get checked for any health issues
I ate some food and it tasted like some poison
I felt like the food I ate had a negative effect on my body, like poison
Had so much stress and anxiety got me frozen
I had a lot of stress and anxiety that made me feel frozen and unable to function
Everything was dark and I didn't know the reason
I felt like my life was in a dark place and I could not figure out why
I had some clothes but sometimes I feel naked
I have clothes, but sometimes still feel exposed and vulnerable
I went to church and I said my daily prayers
I turned to religion and prayer as a way to cope and find strength
I pray to God and I know that he gon' hear me
I believe in the power of prayer and know that my prayers will be heard and answered
Had so many dreams and I keep my hustle double
I have big dreams and I work twice as hard to achieve them
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Written by: Deo Ngoy
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Ms Hill
Can't get enough of KING right now. Gotta see these girls in concert.
Lovejazz01
Food for the soul!! A ethereal buffet!!! Thank you Jesus for this album!!
chinky880
Your description is dead on.
Beautifulstar24
I love this song, I think it's beautiful and the beginning really makes the song even more amazing.
D Moore
I didn't think this song could get any more beautiful 💗
Ethan Perriera
So that's how you perfect perfection? Everything King touches is magic. Criminally underrated... even for a new band. They should be bigger news on the musical landscape. Everyone drunk on mediocrity, I guess.
TheDiamondMind •
Ethan Perriera, you are 100% correct!! The music buying masses have been convinced that the processed bologna they’ve been being fed is choice steak!! So when given the “real thing” they’ll fight you for trying to throw out their garbage!!
Jhirmal Winfield
Facts
Hyda-James Hill
Still get goosebumps to this day!
syckindahead
Blessed to have been able to see them perform this live 🙌🏿