Kool Kojak

Allan Peter Grigg (born July 31, 1972), better known by his stage name Kool Kojak and stylized as "KoOoLkOjAk", is an American songwriter and record producer notable for music in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, co-writing and co-producing Flo Rida's #1 Billboard hit single "Right Round," Doja Cat's hit single "Cyber Sex," Nicki Minaj's hit single "Va Va Voom," The Boss Baby Theme, and Ke$ha's top 10 single "Blow." Kool Kojak has written and produced for artists such as Sean Paul, Yelle, DMX, Waka Flocka Flame, Onyx, Travis Barker, Kim Petras, Ed Helms, Britney Spears, Jesse & Joy, Andy Milonakis, Icona Pop, Matisyahu, comedian Chelsea Peretti, N.A.S.A., Dirt Nasty, Lordz of Brooklyn, Ursula 1000, Phil Greiss, and Warren G, among others. Kool Kojak has created original music for many major motion pictures. He was a featured producer on the Simon Cowell TV program X Factor and has appeared as himself on the Nickelodeon show Victorious. He has won two ASCAP Pop Awards and one ASCAP Urban Award, a WormTown Sound Award, and has been awarded the Key to the City of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Early life and music career Kool Kojak was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he created the 1980s underground cassette legends IYF Productions. After studying under Archie Shepp at the University of Massachusetts, Kojak began professionally creating music in 1995, DJing, playing in bands, and producing hip-hop records in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Harlem. His first commercial success was as composer and producer of the Brazilian multi-platinum selling #1 Supla album O Charada Brasileiro. This album sold 16 million copies on the Brazilian bootleg street market.

In 2009, Kojak signed with Dr. Luke's Prescription Songs and began co-producing various tracks with the producer.

Kojak served as musical director and performer for the live Supla show, which took place at Rock in Rio 3, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2001.

Select production discography "Crossroads" featuring J Ralph and Adrien Brody –

"Searchin"

"Buffalo Soldier" featuring Shyne

"Breathe Easily"

"I Believe In Love"

"Fire Of Freedom"

"Desert Eagle"

"Bal Chemptov"

"King Crown Of Judah" featuring Shyne

Art Kool Kojak is also a graffiti artist and sculptor in the US and Brazil. His body of art includes an album cover for Ultramagnetic MCs and New York City murals he painted for 1990's Free Tibet Campaign. In Brazil's early 2000s, Kool Kojak provided hip-hop and graffiti symposiums for the city run youth programs in the Favelas of São Paulo. He has painted murals with Brazilian artists, like Os Gêmeos, Vitche, and Juneca. In 2013, Kool Kojak auctioned off a graffiti sculpture to benefit the Pete Carroll charity A Better L.A. Kool Kojak's artwork adorns the front doors of The Worcester Historical Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts. His work is part of the museum's permanent collection. In 2014, he collaborated with David Choe on a dress. Collectors of KoOoL kOjAk artwork include The Disney Corporation, Sony Pictures, The Worcester Historical Museum, Carly Rae Jepsen, Julia Michaels, Claude Kelly, Martin Johnson, Peter Svensson, and Ammo Pro.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 2005 Being Bobby Brown Score Composer "The Infamous Chicken Beat" & many others 2009 The Hangover Composer - End Credits "Right Round" 2009 The Ugly Truth Composer "Right Round" 2009 Couples Retreat Composer "Right Round" 2012 The Lorax Composer / Vocalist "How Bad Can I Be" 2012 21 Jump Street Composer / Vocalist "Boombox" 2012 Pitch Perfect Composer "Yo Mama" 2013 Battle Of The Year 3D Composer "B Boyin Freak Freakin" 2013 One Direction : This Is Us Composer "Rock Me" 2013 Victorious Composer / Producer / Actor "The Bad Roommate" "Best Friend's Brother" "L.A. Boys" 2013 Walking With Dinosaurs Composer "Live Like A Warrior" 2014 The Book Of Life Composer/Producer - End Credits "Live Life" 2015 The Wedding Ringer Producer and Additional Programmer "Party & Bullshit" 2015 Pixels Composer/Producer/Mixer "Game On" 2015 The Perfect Guy Composer/Producer/Mixer "Bust It" Sean Paul 2015 We Are Blood Soundtrack "Meltdown" featuring DMX and Priyanka Chopra 2016 Passengers Original song for film "!!!Holla Deck StackEmUp!!!" 2017 Boss Baby (TV program) Theme Song "Boss Baby I'm The Boss Boss Baby Boss Boss" 2017 Silicon Valley Composer / Producer with Onyx "Problem Child" 2018 Randy Wants To Try Marijuana Funny Or Die Documentary "Now U R Hi" 2018 Hotel Transylvania 3 Composer / Producer / Engineer / Mixer "Float" 2018 Teen Titans GO! To The Movies Composer / Producer "GO! Battle Remix" 2018 GooseBumps 2 Composer / Producer "Can I B Ur Air" feat. Destani Wolf 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Composer / Producer "SpideyBellz" 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Producer / Megamixer "Miles and Uncle Aaron Bomb Graffiti" 2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Producer "Gotham City Guys" 2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Producer "Not Evil"