“Nonetheless”
Kenny Beats is a hip-hop producer who’s been making beats and producing songs for different artists since 2010. He’s bought a protracted record of collaborations, with rappers like Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs, and Denzel Curry. In 2022, he did one thing he wasn’t actually ever anticipating to do, which was to launch an album of his personal. The album known as Louie, and it’s a tribute to Kenny’s father.
I talked to Kenny in regards to the music “Nonetheless,” the primary music he made particularly for this challenge. It options visitor vocals from JPEGMafia and Omar Apollo, and a pattern from gospel singer Linda Kemp. Louie consists of a whole lot of tracks the place you’ll be able to hear Kenny’s dad’s voice, and despite the fact that “Nonetheless” isn’t one in every of them, as Kenny explains, his relationship along with his dad is embedded within the music’s DNA.
You should buy or stream “Nonetheless” right here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
For a transcript of this episode, click on right here.
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