Katastrophe

Hip hop music, Musical Artist

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Who is Katastrophe?

Rocco Kayiatos, best known by his stage name Katastrophe, is an American hip-hop rapper and producer.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he began competing in poetry slams in 1997. After winning the 1998 Youth Speaks poetry slam, he went on tour with Sister Spit's Rambling Road Show tour. By age 19 Kayiatos had poems on four compilation cds. He is widely credited as the first openly transgender singer in the hip-hop genre and he often incorporates his being a trans man in his work.

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on July 23, 2013

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