Kojo

Who is Kojo?

Kojo, real name William Mendonça Sachambula, is a Brno rapper and a member of the Rychlí kluci collective alongside Calin and STEIN27. According to Headliner he first appeared as a grime rapper influenced by the British sound. With SHXRTY he released the EPs RO-SÉ (2017) and Y2K (2019). He played The Culture between 2024 and 2026 in Liberec, České Budějovice and Plzeň.

Headliner says he reached a wider audience in 2020 with the song Lízátko. He released his debut album Wiley in October 2021, and Radio Wave described it as a debut influenced by hip house. Late Checkout from November 2023 entered the Czech album chart at no. 7 and was still there in week 44 of 2026, with 103 weeks on the chart.

His highest-charting song is Baila from 2024. It reached no. 3 on the Top 100 and spent two weeks at no. 1 on the domestic Top 50 CZ chart. It is a Gold single, as is Whip.

What are Kojo's best-known songs?

His best-known songs on the IFPI chart and Deezer include:

• Baila (2024, no. 3 on the Top 100, Gold single)
• Asgard (Calin with Ben Cristovao, STEIN27 and Kojo, 2021, no. 6)
• Nemám dost (Calin and STEIN27 with Indigo and Kojo, 2020, no. 8)
• House Get Low (with STEIN27 and Indigo, 2020, no. 14)
• Lízátko (2020, no. 17)
• Jenom ať nesním.. (with Calin, 2025, no. 19)
• Ali Bomaye (with Calin and Luca Brassi10x, 2022, no. 23)
• Whip (2022, no. 40, Gold single)
• Napořád (Ben Cristovao with Kojo, album SEPTUM, 2025)
• SPF (Ben Cristovao with Kojo, 2026)

What albums has Kojo released?

His releases include:

• Late Checkout (2023)
• Wiley (2021)

He has also released the EPs Minibar (2022) and RÁDIO RYCHLÍ KLUCI (2020), and with SHXRTY the EPs Y2K (2019) and RO-SÉ (2017). The three-track releases blue. and Co je teď víc came out in 2025.

Who has Kojo worked with?

In Rychlí kluci he works with Calin and STEIN27. He guests on Calin's Asgard and on Calin and STEIN27's Nemám dost. He recorded House Party, Let's Go, Napořád and SPF with Ben Cristovao and has two joint EPs with SHXRTY. Guests on his releases also include Sofian Medjmedj, Robin Zoot, Lboy, Blako and Luca Brassi10x.