Kenny Beats
Producer/songwriter Kenny Beats is generally regarded as one of hip-hop's most versatile producers, working with Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q in his teenage years and later recording alongside artists from Travis Scott to Vince Staples. After rising to international success as half of the electronic duo LOUDPVCK, he returned to hip-hop following the group's 2017 split, and developed a close pool of collaborators through his tailor-made production style. This took the form of joint mixtape releases such as 2019's team-up with 03 Greedo, Netflix & Deal, and the contributions from Thundercat, Vince Staples, JPEGMAFIA, Mac DeMarco, and many others to his 2022 studio debut Louie.
Getting a start in music from his high school's production classes, Kenny Beats (born Kenneth Blume III) started his musical career by producing for a plethora of local rappers from his bedroom. Through subsequent apprenticeships at RCA, J Records, and Cinematic Music Group, Blume swiftly developed both his production talents and his industry contacts. By the age of 19, he had collaborated with artists from Kendrick Lamar to Mac Miller, and had landed a spot at Berklee College of Music. There he met classmate and fellow producer Ryan Marks, who introduced him to the rapidly rising EDM subgenre of trap. Putting their spin on the genre, the pair became LOUDPVCK and went on several international tours and appeared at festivals thanks to a string of high-energy singles. After four years of collaborative work, Marks departed from the duo in November 2017 to pursue new creative directions.
Blume, increasingly dissatisfied with his legacy in EDM, delved back into his original passion, returning to hip-hop on Huncho Jack's "Dubai Shit" in December that year. 2018 marked Blume's full re-entry into rap as he joined KEY! for collaborative album 777 and produced Rico Nasty's debut album, Nasty. Working directly alongside collaborators in the studio, Blume catered his beats to each artist's needs, using his trademark 808s to adapt modern hip-hop's bouncier sonics.
This direct approach resulted in numerous collaborative projects: Blume closed out 2018 with joint project 2 Minute Drills (with ALLBLACK) and kicked off 2019 with Bad Influence (with Q Da Fool) and Anger Management (with Rico Nasty). He continued to find high-profile placements, most notably on Vince Staples' FM! and Ski Mask the Slump God's Stokeley. That year, he also started his video series The Cave, which documented his studio sessions and produced the comedy single "Jesus Is the One (I Got Depression)" with Zach Fox. One particular session with Denzel Curry was put on wax in 2020. Unlocked captured the pair's frenzied studio session, which debuted just outside the Top 100 on the Billboard 200. The producer's first official solo studio album came in 2022 with Louie. Released in August of 2022 through XL Recordings, Louie featured guest vocal and musical appearances from longtime collaborators like Vince Staples and Slowthai, as well as cameos from Mac DeMarco, JPEGMAFIA, Thundercat, and others.
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lowlife (with kenny beats)
Pop - Erschienen bei XL Recordings am 15.09.2021
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Baguetti
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Zero Fatigue - Downtown - Interscope Records am 21.07.2020
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lowlife (with kenny beats)
Pop - Erschienen bei XL Recordings am 15.09.2021
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Family Tree (Extended Edit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei XL Recordings am 11.11.2022
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Bad Luck
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei SL Music - EBG - Virgin EMI Records am 14.05.2020
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Still (Extended Edit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei XL Recordings am 02.12.2022
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Bad Influence
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Roc Nation Records am 01.02.2019
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Still (Extended Edit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei XL Recordings am 02.12.2022
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Lean
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei ZN Nation Under Exclusive License To Create Music Group am 09.05.2020
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UNLOCKED (Instrumental)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Loma Vista Recordings am 07.02.2020
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Little Bird
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei SL Music - EBG - EMI am 02.07.2020
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Little Bird
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei SL Music - EBG - EMI am 02.07.2020
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Work
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Roc Nation Records am 25.01.2019
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Last Words (Extended Edit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei XL Recordings am 06.01.2023
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DICKIES SUIT
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Property Of ICE COLD RECORDS - Human Re Sources am 01.05.2020
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Baguetti
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Zero Fatigue - Downtown - Interscope Records am 21.07.2020
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Family Tree (Extended Edit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei XL Recordings am 11.11.2022
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UNLOCKED
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Loma Vista Recordings am 07.02.2020
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