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Kranium
Person · male · Jamaica · born 1993
Jamaican musician
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Also known as 克拉尼姆
Timeline
1990s
Biography
Biography
Kemar Donaldson popularly known as Kranium, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer known for his 2013 hit single "Nobody Has To Know" which gave him international recognition and led him to the Atlantic Records record label.
Personal life
The nephew of Screwdriver, he was in Montego Bay before moving to Miami, Florida in 2005. He moved to New York City one year later.
Career
His career began with a series of appearances in New York City and the tri-state area. He opened shows for Gyptian, Serani, I-Octane and Tarrus Riley.
His song, "Nobody Has to Know", produced by LMR Productions, played on ethnic radio stations in New York City, including the influential Hot 97 FM. "Nobody Has To Know" sold more than 39,000 copies in 2015, peaking at #32 on the Reggae Digital Songs chart. Kranium has been working with producers including Tony Kelly, TJ Records and Cash Flow.
Under Atlantic Records, he released his debut album Rumors in 2015, followed by Midnight Sparks in 2019. He also released an EP titled Toxic in 2021, followed by the EP titled In Too Deep in 2022 under the label.
On May 25, 2020, he emerged as Spotify RADAR artistes alongside Fahda Romie & Shenseea.
On March 2, 2023, Kranium announced that he parted ways with Atlantic Records.
Singles
"Nobody Has to Know" MC: Platinum
We Can (2016), feat. Tory Lanez
Between Us
Lifestyle
Draw Me Out
History
Beach House
Stamina
Lil Luv
Moonlight
Can't Give A...
Swagga Buck
Ride It
Rumors
Gotta Believe
Spydog
Rebel Moon
This Morning
El Obraje
Dos Sonrisas, Una Lagrima
Envuelto en el Silencio
Interlude
No Te Tortures
Nobody Haffi Know
Sleepless Nights
Summer Chill
Sex Addict
What We Need
Pressure Bust Pipe
No Commoners
Manos cruzadas
Up and Away
Sin Tener Más (ft. Timbaland and Cali)
Want
Yesos de Familia (with Wizkid, ft. Kyla, Ty Dolla $ign, Dandee and J Balvin)
"Can't Believe" (with Ty Dolla Sign, ft. WizKid) MC: Gold
Risky (Refix) (with Davido
So Me Move
Gal Policy (Remix) ft Tiwa Savage
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 2 | 7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kranium head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 2 | 7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kranium8.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41187004seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraniumbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kranium
Why this artist is in the database
- List of reggae musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Peter Verwimp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q41187004 · MusicBrainz: a5e271ec-29f1-49bd-b624-d8ef3863f833
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