Quest M.C.O.D.Y.

Background

Quest MCODY, also styled Quest M.C.O.D.Y. and Quest MCody, is the stage name of Kimani Graham, a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He lost both parents at a young age, something he has discussed in interviews. Beyond rapping he has worked as a poet, actor and filmmaker, and he is closely associated with Marv Won and the Fat Killahz crew.

Battle rap

He is best known as a battle rap veteran. The battle archive VerseTracker catalogs 56 of his battles across more than 25 leagues, among them URL, King of the Dot, Don’t Flop, Grind Time Now and Jumpoff, against opponents including Charlie Clips, Rum Nitty, Daylyt, Math Hoffa, K-Shine and Soul Khan. He has also often battled as a two-man team with Marv Won.

Recordings

His debut album, The Light Project, came out on CD in 2008 through Light Music Recordings and closes with a remix of “Fade Back” featuring Guilty Simpson, Marvwon and Royce da 5'9". Other releases include the two-volume Ctrl+Alt+Delete, King Cody and The Conquest. In 2018 he released Th3 Gospel, a 13-track album with production from Joe “Capo” Kent, Silent Riot, 420 Face and Max Landry and guest spots from Trick Trick, King Yadee, Raheem Malik and Gwenation. His own store describes the album as coming out of his recovery from a near-fatal car accident. The EP Smoker’s Alley, reviewed in 2025, features Marv Won.

Community work

Outside music, he has been involved in fundraising for the Flint, Michigan water crisis and in mentoring students in Metro Detroit schools.