KOTA The Friend Provides Motivation For the Week in "MONDAY"

Inspiration to start the week right.

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KOTA The Friend is kicking off the week with a motivating new single, “MONDAY.” The Brooklyn-based emcee is taking his song’s message of hard work to heart, dropping the mellowed out track only a week after the visual for “VOLVO.”

The artist is starting the year strong with a number of releases, including singles like “Thieves” and “Open On Sunday” plus Lyrics to Go, Vol. 1, a 10-track, self-produced project composed of KOTA’s favorites and loose singles. While information regarding an upcoming full-length album remains under wraps, KOTA will be hitting the road for an Australia and New Zealand tour this February and an appearance at Governor’s Ball in New York City this June.

Stream KOTA The Friend’s “MONDAY” on Spotify and Apple Music below.

In other new music releases, Rage Against the Machine and Run The Jewels are going on tour together.


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