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Saturday night <a href=\"https:\/\/kotathefriend.com\/\"><strong>KOTA The Friend<\/strong><\/a> blessed his fans with a livestream show that he performed from Brooklyn. He invited some of his New York City friends to join him on the show.<\/p>\n<p>KOTA performed some of his hits from his latest album <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0cMxALtiABnT1kIuA1wgsQ\"><strong>EVERYTHING<\/strong><\/a> and from his debut album, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4eosP6b4AHx0GA5Z9WVu0D\"><strong>FOTO<\/strong><\/a>. The local New York City artists that joined him with verses of their own were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hoa_bossman\/?hl=en\"><strong>HOA Bossman<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hello.oshay\/?hl=en\"><strong>Hello Oshay<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Chris Wiser<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zarztheorigin\/?hl=en\"><strong>Zarz the Origin<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show gave fans a glimpse of what KOTA has in store when things get back to normal. It was a quick snapshot of the Flight Night showcase, which will be a showcase series featuring local artists in their hometown. Through KOTA&#8217;s artist development company, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fltbys.com\/\"><strong>FLTBYS<\/strong><\/a>, the Flight Night series will stop through places like LA, Chicago, NYC, Paris, South Africa and home of the FLTBYS owned flagship building, in Midtown Harrisburg, PA. 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