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Kenny Beats From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Kenny Beats Birth name	Kenneth Charles Blume III Born	May 10, 1991 (age 28) New York City, New York, U.S. Origin	Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. Genres	Hip hop Instruments	Digital audio workstation, drums, guitar Associated acts	LOUDPVCK, Vince Staples, Rico Nasty, KEY!, Freddie Gibbs, JPEGMAFIA Kenneth Charles Blume III, known professionally as Kenny Beats (born May 10, 1991), is an American music producer. Kenny has produced songs with Zack Fox, Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs, KEY!, Gucci Mane, Ski Mask the Slump God, Dominic Fike, Rico Nasty and JPEGMAFIA, among others.[1]

Contents 1	Early life 2	Musical style 3	LOUDPVCK 4	YouTube Presence 5	Production discography 5.1	2010 5.2	2011 5.3	2012 5.4	2014 5.5	2016 5.6	2017 5.7	2018 5.8	2019 6	References Early life[edit source] Kenny was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, and grew up there. He started playing guitar at the age of 9 and began drumming at the age of 11. After Kenny graduated high school he moved to New York, where he interned for Cinematic Music Group's Jonny Shipes.[2] After spending some time in NY, Kenny moved to Boston and studied Jazz Guitar and Music Business at Berklee College of Music[3].

Musical style[edit source] Kenny is known to tailor his production to artists' requests, helping them develop their own individual sound. He handles vocal production as well as instrumental and frequently mixes and masters the final products.

His songs often begin with the tagline "Woah, Kenny!".[4]

LOUDPVCK[edit source] In 2009, while attending Berklee College of Music, Kenny met Ryan Marks, a DJ. These two became friends, and in 2012, they decided to form the EDM duo LOUDPVCK[5]. The group had a successful run, releasing plenty of successful original music, but solidified themselves as a force once they collaborated with bigger artists, such as NGHTMRE and Zeds Dead. In 2017, Ryan and Kenny parted ways and went on to pursue solo endeavors.

YouTube Presence[edit source] Beginning in March 2019, Kenny launched a YouTube series called "The Cave", in which he invites artists to rap 16-32 bars over a custom 10-minute beat he creates during the video. The Cave is known for showcasing not only these artists' lyricism, but their personalities. As of October 19, 2019, Kenny has uploaded 13 episodes and amassed just over 7.5 million views. Guests of The Cave include Vince Staples, JPEGMAFIA, Freddie Gibbs, Rico Nasty, EARTHGANG, Lil Yachty, Smino, Denzel Curry, Zack Fox, Doja Cat, and Danny Brown.

Production discography[edit source] 2010[edit source] Smoke DZA - Substance Abuse 1.5: The Headstash 02. "Headstash" (featuring Den10) Smoke DZA - George Kush Da Button 01. "Continental Kush Breakfast" (featuring Den10) 2011[edit source] Smoke DZA - The Hustler's Catalog 14. "Profit" (produced with 183rd) Smoke DZA - Rolling Stoned 05. "Ball Game" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) (produced with 183rd) 09. "Pow Pow" (featuring Dom Kennedy) (produced with 183rd) Skeme - Before My Next Statement 05. "Truth" Smoke DZA - Sweet Baby Kushed God 01. "Smokey Klause" (produced with 183rd) 2012[edit source] ScHoolboy Q - "Party" Smoke DZA - K.O.N.Y. 09. "Diamond" (featuring Ab-Soul) Skeme - Alive & Living 16. "Everything On Me" Jet Life - Jet World Order 2 06. "24 Hrs" (featuring Trademark Da Skydiver and Young Roddy) 2014[edit source] Ab-Soul - These Days... 03. "Hunnid Stax" (featuring ScHoolboy Q) 2016[edit source] Lucki - Son of Sam 01. "Double Check" 02. "His Only..." Skywlkr - Joints 01. "3 Drugs" (featuring Kenny Beats) [produced with Skywlkr] 2017[edit source] Lucki - "Live It" Hoodrich Pablo Juan and Kenny Beats - South Dark[6] 01. "Dead End" 02. "Everyday" 03. "Ruthless" (featuring Duke) 04. "Do This" 05. "C Sick" 06. "3 Point Stance" 07. "Hood" (featuring Baby Uiie) DJ Lucas - "Big Dope"[7] Lil Wop - Wopavelli 3 05. "Topgolf" 09. "Dope Man" 10. "Walking Dead" 11. "Friday the 13th" 14. "Grow Up" 16. "Xans" (produced with ChaseTheMoney) 2018[edit source] YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Until Death Call My Name 09. "Traumatized" (produced with Judge) Key! and Kenny Beats - 777 01. "Demolition 1 + 2" 02. "Hater" 03. "Blurry" 04. "Boss" 05. "Move" 06. "Famous" 07. "It Gets Better" 08. "Kelly Price Freestyle" 09. "Love On Ice" 10. "Dig It" 11. "Toronto" 12. "True Love Interlude" 13. "Control" 14. "Twisted" 15. "Squeamish" Freddie Gibbs - Freddie 02. "Automatic" 03. "Death Row" (produced with Freddie Kane) 07. "Set Set" 08. "Toe Tag" 09. "FBC" (produced with A. Lau and Tony Seltzer) Zack Fox - "Square Up" Vince Staples - FM![8] 01. "Feels Like Summer" 02. "Outside!" 03. "Don't Get Chipped" (produced with Cubeatz) 05. "New earlsweatshirt" 07. "FUN!" (produced with Hagler) 08. "No Bleedin" 09. "Brand New Tyga" 10. "(562) 453-9382" 11. "Tweakin" (produced with KillaGraham) JPEGMAFIA and Kenny Beats - "Puff Daddy" 10k.Caash - The Creator "Aloha" (featuring GUN40) J.I.D - DiCaprio 2[9] 02. "Slick Talk" (produced with EWonder and Christo) Ski Mask the Slump God - Stokeley 03. "Foot Fungus" (produced with Roofeeo)[10] 05. "Unbothered" 2019[edit source] Rico Nasty and Kenny Beats - Anger Management[11] 01. "Cold" 02. "Cheat Code" (featuring Baauer) 03. "Hatin" 04. "Big Titties" (featuring Baauer & EARTHGANG) 05. "Nasty World (skit)" 06. "Relative" 07. "Mood" (featuring Splurge) 08. "Sell Out" 09. "Again" Zack Fox and Kenny Beats - "Jesus Is the One (I Got Depression)"[12] Dominic Fike - Untitled Debut Album[13] "Phone Numbers"[14] Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project 04. "Take Me Back to London" (featuring Stormzy) (produced with Skrillex and FRED)[15] Gucci Mane - Delusions of Grandeur 06. "Proud of You" (produced with Nils)[16] 15. "Us"[17] Rexx Life Raj - Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There 03. "Moonwalk"[18] Yung Bans - Misunderstood 07. "Touch the Stars (featuring Lil TJay)"[19] FKA twigs - Magdalene 03. "Sad Day" (produced with FKA twigs, Benny Blanco, Lewis Roberts, and Noah Goldstein) 04. "Holy Terrain (feat. Future)" (produced with FKA twigs, Jack Antonoff, Skrillex, Sounwave, Lewis Roberts, and Noah Goldstein)[20] 07. "Mirrored Heart" (produced with FKA twigs, Elijah Hawk, Ethan P. Flynn, and Lewis Roberts) DaBaby - Kirk 08. "Toes (featuring Lil Baby & Moneybagg Yo)" (produced with Queen Sixties)[21] References[edit source] ^ Holmes, Charles; Holmes, Charles (2019-01-20). "Kenny Beats Is a Rap Therapist Who Will Also Make You a Great Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-07-15. ^ Schube, Will. ""Kenny Beats Is Hip-Hop Production's Prodigal Son."". Pitchfork. ^ Schwartz, Danny. [www.theringer.com/music/2018/12/14/18139824/kenny-beats-best-rap-producer-2018-key-vince-staples-freddie-gibbs. ""How Kenny Beats Became the Hottest Rap Producer on the Planet.""] Check |url= value (help). The Ringer. ^ "Kenny Beats Is Hip-Hop Production's Prodigal Son". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-07-15. ^ Watson, Elijah. [www.okayplayer.com/originals/who-is-kenny-beats-rico-nasty-777.html. ""Kenny Beats Wants To Be Rap's Quincy Jones [Interview].""] Check |url= value (help). OkayPlayer. ^ https://music.apple.com/gb/album/south-dark-ep/1268318300 ^ Fay, Seamus (2017-08-26). "DJ Lucas – "Big Dope" [Prod. Kenny Beats]". graduationmusic.org. Retrieved 2019-08-07. ^ "FM! - Vince Staples | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-15. ^ "DiCaprio 2 - JID | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-15. ^ Ski Mask the Slump God – Foot Fungus, retrieved 2019-10-02 ^ "Rico Nasty's Anger Management is here". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-07-15. ^ Zack Fox & Kenny Beats – Jesus Is the One (I Got Depression), retrieved 2019-10-02 ^ "Now or Never: The Chaotic Rise of Dominic Fike". Complex. Retrieved 2019-10-02. ^ "Dominic Fike and Kenny Beats link up on "Phone Numbers"". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-07-15. ^ Ed Sheeran (Ft. Stormzy) – Take Me Back to London, retrieved 2019-10-02 ^ Gucci Mane – Proud of You, retrieved 2019-10-02 ^ Gucci Mane – Us, retrieved 2019-10-02 ^ Rexx Life Raj & Kenny Beats – Moonwalk, retrieved 2019-10-02 ^ Yung Bans (Ft. Lil Tjay) – Touch The Stars, retrieved 2019-10-02 ^ FKA twigs (Ft. Future) – holy terrain, retrieved 2019-10-02 ^ DaBaby (Ft. Lil Baby & Moneybagg Yo) – TOES, retrieved 2019-10-02