Kojaque: 'It's difficult to feel independent when you're still living in your ma's gaff'

As the rapper gets ready to release his promising new album, Town's Dead, he talks ambition, personal issues and why he had to move away from Dublin 

Kojaque releases Town's Dead in late June. 

Dublin rapper Kojaque could be about to have his breakthrough moment. Unfortunately, he won't be doing it from his hometown. He's been living in London since last October, having found the British capital more affordable. Though he says he's missing friends and family - as well as getting the bus to the seaside - he admits “there's a lot of things that I find hard to miss about Dublin as well”.

That’s not surprising. Consider the chorus of ‘Town’s Dead', the title track of his forthcoming debut album: “You could try the house share, try rentin', bit of money for the landlord’s pension. Heads are gonna roll soon, no warning, this town’s not dead it’s just dormant.”