KOBIE DEE

Rapper & Master Storyteller

Kobie Dee is a Gomeroi artist from Maroubra in South Sydney, Bidjigal Land. With an innate gift for storytelling and connecting with young people, Kobie Dee is one of the exciting new voices in Australian hip hop.

He’s coming to us fresh off his nationwide tour with 80M+ streams!

As an artist, Kobie is deeply engaged in his community through performance and community work, and his passion for his culture and people is inspiring new generations.

In 2023 Kobie kicked off the year supporting US rapper Joey Bada$$ on his Australian Tour, backed up by hosting the Triple J Hip Hop Show and was nominated for Artist of the Year at the 2023 National Indigenous Music Awards. Alongside serving as an Ambassador for Weave Youth & Community Services and being named “The Voice of a Generation” by GQ Australia Kobie also wrapped up several national live appearances, including performances at VIVID LIVE, SXSW SYDNEY, LISTEN OUT, and BIGSOUND 2023.

In 2022 following on from the release of his AIR Awards-nominated debut EP, Gratitude Over Pity Kobie embarked on a huge headline regional tour through Gomeroi Country in NSW, and played his first headline shows in both Sydney and Melbourne in September, joined by UK rapper and The Guardian’s Ones To Watch artist, Jords. Kobie also showcased his new material in Germany in September as part of the Import Export Open festival program, Wor(l)d Connects presents: Conscious HipHop, Roots & Spoken Word between Sydney, London and Munich.

Kobie closed off 2022, with winning FBi SMAC Award for Best Live Act, the triple j Done Good Award for Enriching First Nations Communities and performing at the inaugural First & Forever Festival at Hanging Rock.

Kobie was signed to Bad Apples Music in 2019 and has performed alongside artists including Briggs, Jessica Mauboy, Nooky and Barkaa as part of Yabun, Sydney Festival and at the Bad Apples House Party at the Sydney Opera House.