Bio

K. Forest ‘Kashief Hanson’ was Born in Toronto, Ontario, nephew to lead singer/songwriter Andy “Boosie” Hanson of the rap group “Tru-Paz” and nephew to lead vocalist Michelle Hanson, featured on “Jesus Walks” by Kanye West.  He launched his music career with his first studio album, “Forest Fire” in 2015. In 2016, he made his debut appearance on Travis Scott’s “Birds in The Trap Sing McKnight”, featuring a remix of K. Forest’s original song “Guidance”. K. Forest then followed up with a set of singles between 2016 -2017 that included one of his best-streamed songs: Link. From 2017-2024, K. Forest released six full-length studio albums and four EPs, gaining well over 75 million streams across all streaming platforms. K. Forest has produced for the likes of OVO’s own - Baka Not Nice, Juicy J and the U.K. Grime Pioneer, Giggs. He has also co-curated the playlist for the Netflix TV-Series “Top Boy”, and had a song featured in the newly released Netflix TV series “Grand Army ''. K. Forest looks to stay true to his source of influences to create fresh, relatable music as he progresses through the industry as an Independent Artist.

Metrics

75M +

Streams across all streaming platforms

165K +

Followers across all streaming platforms

Projects

Albums

EPs

Accolades

Spotify - Radar Canada Artist Of the Month

2023

Bad Neighbors - Top 100 R&B Songs in Canada - Spotify - #53

2021

Featured on Amazon Music playlist cover: Fresh R&B in Feb & Nov

2021

K. Forest produces Baka Not Nice’s ‘My Town’ which also lands a sync placement on Netflix’s TOPBOY Season 3

2019

Featured on Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight on song #13 - Guidance

2016

Favourite Soul / R&B Album
K. Forest - ‘Link’ lands at #44 on the Billboard Top 100 Charts

2016

Brand Collaborations

Sony X Call of Duty

Partnered with Sony and Playstation on their release of Call of Duty. Included Social Posts & Online Giveaway

Converse

Partnered with Converse for their special edition Converse x Comme des Garçons Play shoe release. Included Social Posts & In-Store Appearance

Sync Placements

2024 - Movie: Shook

2022 - TV Series - Ballers Season 5

2021 - TV Series: Top Boy Season Season 3

2020 - TV Series : Grand Army

2018 - TV Series: Ballers Season 4

Forest Fire Radio

Forest Fire Radio is an online radio station created by the Forest Fire Records label, highlighting R&B artists in all forms from all over the world. The purpose of this radio show is to shine a light on R&B artists who may not get the respect and love they deserve from conventional radio stations/shows.

Forest Fire Radio Data

55 % - North America
35% - Europe
10% - Rest of The World

Music Videos

CONTACT

Business & press inquiries contact:
mgmt@forestfirerecords.com