Kemar Donaldson is his real name, but popularly and professionally known as Kranium.
He is a renowned Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer known for his 2013 hit single, “Nobody Has To Know” which gave him an international recognition and earned him the Atlantic Records label.
Kranium was born August 12, 1993 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He grew up in Montego Bay, before moving to Miami, Florida in 2005.
He later moved to New York City later that year where his journey into music began fully.
Kranium’s Music Career
Kranium’s music career began with a series of appearances in New York City and the tri-state area. He thereafter opened shows for Gyptian, Serani, I-Octane and Tarrus Riley.
He released a hit single, “Nobody Has to Know”, produced by PLMR Productions. The song was played on ethnic radio stations in New York City, including the influential Hot 97 FM.
The song was a huge hit, selling more than 39,000 copies in 2015 and peaking at No. 32 on the Reggae Digital Songs Chart.
Kranium has worked with producers including Tony Kelly, TJ Records and Cash Flow.
In 2023 he released and EP titled Toxic.
Kranium is indeed an icon and one of the key players that have helped to reshape the sound and bring the culture to the mainstream stage.
He has been widely described by many as one of those “most valuable players with his timeless approach, clever wordplay, unique melodies, electrifying stage presence and infectious charisma”.
The Jamaica reggae superstar has remained consistent in the music space, a strong factor that distinguishes him as an outlier at the highest level.
He has a maintained a music top chart with over 600 million streams globally and good three albums which hit top 10 on the Billboard top Raggae Albums Chart.
In 2022, Kranium released another hit single, “Wi De Yah”, a song that gave him an international headliner tour, new album and other exciting and innovative moves in the music space.
Kranium has so far released good albums and singles, some of which are:
- Rumors(2015)
- Midnight Sparks(2019)
Singles to include:
“Nobody Has to Know” MC: Platinum
- Stamina
- Lil Luv
- Moonlight
- Can’t Give A…
- Swagga Buck
- Ride It
- Rumors
- Gotta Believe
- Spydog
- We Can
- Between Us
- Lifestyle
- Draw Me Out
- History
- Beach House
- Rebel Moon
- This Morning
- Sleepless Nights
- Summer Chill
- Sex Addict
- What We Need
- Pressure Bust Pipe
- No Commoners
- Manos Cruzadas
Kranium has also done good number of collaborations with top music stars like Wizkid, ft. Kyla, Ty Dolla $ign, Dandee and J Balvin, Davido, Tiwa Savage and many others.
His Personal Life
Kranium’s marital status is not known. He is however believed to be in a relationship with his level of popularity and wealth in the music industry.
Kranium’s Net Worth
Kranium is indeed an international music star who has earned huge fortune in his career, with an estimated net worth of over $3 million dollars.
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