Cochise on Tour
Florida rapper Cochise draws on his Jamaican roots and buoyant energy to craft staccato flows over infectious grooves. Born Terrell Anthony Cox, Cochise has a unique, high-pitched, stop-and-start delivery that showcases his strengths and earned him a rapidly growing fanbase. It also attracted the attention of major label Columbia Records, which signed him in 2020 following the success of his singles "Hatchback" and "Red Head," which went viral and have been viewed nearly 30 million times combined on YouTube.
Cochise's first album with Columbia, 2021's Benbow Crescent, combines sonic palettes that cross borders, featuring Caribbean rhythms he grew up with and American hip-hop influences including Playboi Carti. His tune "Tell Em" with rapper Snot hit No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021.
Released just a year later, his 2022 full-length, The Inspection, shows off Cochise's talent for creating energetic flows that captivate listeners over infectious beats. Grab your tickets for The Inspection Tour, which traverses North America this fall before making its way across the pond to Europe in November.
Cochise Live in Concert
Growing up in Palm Bay, Florida, Cochise (formerly known as Yung Cochise) began listening to reggae and dancehall music when he was a kid. Thinking he would eventually become a professional soccer player, he played soccer all the time and listened to music as a pastime, never intending to make a career off it. The singer, songwriter and rapper got his musical start playing drums in the church choir when he was very young, which is evident in the complex rhythms found in his music that blend dancehall, hip-hop and reggae. He counts among his influences the likes of Big Daddy Kane, Busta Rhymes and Bob Marley, a natural choice given that his family comes from Jamaica.
Cochise, who takes his name from a reference in the 1979 crime thriller film The Warriors, infuses his lyrics with several pop culture references, from sports to movies and anime. Outspoken about mental health issues, he says that having good mental health is more important to him than being a rapper. He frequently tells his fans that they should stay true to themselves above all else, an ethos that's evident in his music and his unique and buoyant live performance style, which can border on being corny but is in fact a lot of fun.