Coye Sanders (b. March 13, 2001) is a multitalented artist and producer from Huntsville, Alabama. Widely established as Koi. In 2016, Koi began to work on his craft, producing beats in between class and boredom. He uploaded his creations to music-sharing websites like Airbit and SoundCloud. Finding little success in doing so, however, he instead took it upon himself to manifest the songs he envisioned. Throughout the years, Koi has proven himself a flexible and capable independent artist. He has experimented with a variety of sounds ranging from hip-hop, commercial pop, R&B, rock, and hyperpop with positive reception. In an Instagram Q&A, the young artist was asked about why he was pursuing music in the first place. After a moment of thought, he responded, “I was bored.” Since 2021, Koi has garnered significant praise from underground communities around the world for his accessible, yet strangely irreplaceable ear for hits. Popular hip-hop sites Lyrical Lemonade and ELEVATOR Magazine have accredited him as an upcoming star. Even koi’s albums and singles (ie. “dont make me fall in love,” “Ysl,” and “big”) have obtained millions of plays through natural spread, with zero promotion, zero co-signs, and zero labels. So far, Koi has released four independent albums: 2004 on November 28, 2018; i do my best <3 in April 2, 2019; before it’s too late in April 29, 2020; and wayside on November 17, 2021, all of which were almost entirely produced by himself. Koi has also dropped one single extended play (EP): 10&2 on February 15, 2021. There is also HERE BEFORE 1K—initially planned as his debut album—but it was canned before release for unknown reasons.