{"id":2850,"date":"2019-08-28T17:29:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=2850"},"modified":"2019-08-28T19:07:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:07:05","slug":"koffee-featured-on-president-obamas-2019-summer-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=2850","title":{"rendered":"Koffee Featured on President Obama\u2019s 2019 Summer Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

written by: Michael Nattoo<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, you can be happy, but it will never be \u2018I made President Obama\u2019s 2019 Summer Playlist\u2019 happy. Such honours are reserved for 19-year-old Jamaican Reggae sensation, Koffee, whose real name is Mikayla Simpson.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


The list, which is annually put together by the coolest (and smoothest) president in the history of the United States, consists of songs he and his wife, former First Lady, Michelle Obama, have been listening to over the summer, from new and old Hip Hop and R&B, to Reggae. Last Saturday, the highly anticipated list, which also included Reggae legends Toots and The Maytals, cemented Koffee\u2019s place as one of the fastest rising talents in the industry, and it didn\u2019t hurt that it also served her up some extra cool points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Just which of Koffee\u2019s songs was the Obamas jamming to? You guessed it! \u2018Toast\u2019, which came in at number 28 on the list, which was posted on Twitter to Obama\u2019s 108 million followers. The list was also shared on President Obama\u2019s Instagram page, which has a following of over 24 million followers. It\u2019s no wonder then why landing on the list has been such a huge honour for artistes the world over. It\u2019s not just the Obama factor, but it\u2019s also the fact that that kind of exposure is priceless, and the endorsement usually proves to be a kind of Mida touch for those hoping to announce themselves on the world entertainment scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


No doubt Koffee has made it, but this placement on the Obama 2019 Playlist has solidified that fact. Koffee has been steadily blowing up on the international scene, having already featured on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, going on tour with Daniel Caesar, in addition to doing tours Europe and Canada. As if those things weren\u2019t enough, Koffee was recently featured as Apple\u2019s Up Next Artist, which is usually a surefire sign that Koffee is destined for superstardom. Names you might know that have been featured on Apple\u2019s Up Next list include Billie Eilish, H.E.R. and Burna Boy, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


After catching wind that she had made The Obamas\u2019 coveted list, Koffee retweeted the list, captioning it \u2013 \u201cWOW!!! Gratitude really is a must.\u201d Indeed it is. Koffee more recently graced Sumfest\u2019s stage, delivering one of the more memorable sets on the annual Reggae and Dancehall showcase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Wait, there\u2019s more! We said Koffee isn\u2019t slowing down, right? Well, Koffee is already brushing shoulders with some of the biggest names both locally and internationally. It\u2019s rumoured that Koffee is involved somehow in Rihanna\u2019s soon-to-be released album, and has also done a remix of Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber\u2019s song \u2018I Don\u2019t Care\u2019, which is an absolute banger! Koffee is truly one to watch for the future, and to that we toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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