Kenny Beats

Kenneth Charles Blume III (born May 10, 1991), known professionally as Kenny Beats, is an American record producer and songwriter. He has produced songs with Tisakorean, Zack Fox, Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs, KEY!, Gucci Mane, Ski Mask the Slump God, Dominic Fike, Denzel Curry, Rico Nasty and JPEGMafia, among many others.[1]

Kenny Beats
Kenny Beats at Hard Summer 2019 music festival
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Charles Blume III
Born (1991-05-10) May 10, 1991
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Instruments
Associated acts

Early life

Blume 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 he came 2nd in a national electronic music competition, he began to take music seriously.[2] After he graduated high school he moved to New York, where he interned for Cinematic Music Group's Jonny Shipes where he produced songs for the likes of Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul.[3] After spending some time in NY, he moved to Boston and studied Jazz Guitar and Music Business at Berklee College of Music.[4]

Musical style

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 YouTube series "The Cave" highlights his frequent use of Ableton Live.

His songs often begin with the tagline "Woah, Kenny!".[5]

LOUDPVCK
Main article: Loudpvck

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.[6]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, the two parted ways and went on to pursue solo endeavors.

Social media presence

Kenny calls his studio "The Cave", and beginning in March 2019, Kenny launched a YouTube series of the same name called "The Cave", in which he invites artists to rap 16-32 bars over a custom beat he creates during the video. Usually, the artists are people that he already has experience with, or, is already friends with.[7] They come in, tell him what kind of beat they want, and in 10 to 15 minutes, he'll have something ready that caters to that particular style. The Cave is known for showcasing not only these artists' lyricism, but their personalities. As of April 1, 2020, Kenny has uploaded 23 episodes and amassed just over 31 million views. Guests of "The Cave" include Vince Staples, JPEGMafia, Freddie Gibbs, Rico Nasty, EARTHGANG, Lil Yachty, Maxo Kream, Smino, Monte Booker, KEY!, Denzel Curry, Zack Fox, Boogie, Doja Cat, Thundercat, Danny Brown, 6lack, Slowthai, Teejayx6, Boldy James, Alchemist, Sada Baby, Marc Rebillet, Omar Apollo, and Joji. In addition to being his studio and the name of his Youtube series, "The Cave" is also the home to D.O.T.S. (Don't Over Think Shit), a creative group that assists artists with their artistic vision.[8]

In March 2020, as a result of the Coronavirus epidemic, Kenny started a Twitch stream where he makes beats, breaks down famous songs he's produced, talks with other artists and producers, and gives out advice relating to music and the music industry. His stream garners thousands of viewers every day.

Production discography

2010
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
Smoke DZA - The Hustler's Catalog
  • 14. "Profit" (produced with 183rd)
Smoke DZA - Rolling Stoned
Skeme - Before My Next Statement
  • 05. "Truth"
Smoke DZA - Sweet Baby Kushed God
  • 01. "Smokey Klause" (produced with 183rd)

2012
ScHoolboy Q -
  • "Party"
Smoke DZA - K.O.N.Y.
Skeme - Alive & Living
  • 16. "Everything On Me"
Jet Life - Jet World Order 2

2014
Ab-Soul - These Days...
  • 03. "Hunnid Stax" (featuring ScHoolboy Q)

2016
Lucki - Son of Sam
  • 01. "Double Check"
  • 02. "His Only..."
Skywlkr - Joints
  • 01. "3 Drugs" (featuring Kenny Beats) [produced with Skywlkr]

2017
Lucki -
  • "Live It"
Hoodrich Pablo Juan and Kenny Beats - South Dark[9]
  • 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 -
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
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" (featuring 03 Greedo; 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![11]
  • 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
  • 02. “Mutumbo” (featuring Rico Nasty)
  • 10. "Aloha" (featuring GUN40)
JID - DiCaprio 2[12]
  • 02. "Slick Talk" (produced with EWonder and Christo)
Ski Mask the Slump God - Stokeley
  • 03. "Foot Fungus" (produced with Roofeeo)[13]
  • 05. "Unbothered"

2019
Rico Nasty and Kenny Beats - Anger Management[14]
  • 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)"[15]
Dominic Fike - Untitled Debut Album[16]
Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project
Gucci Mane - Delusions of Grandeur
  • 06. "Proud of You" (produced with Nils)[19]
  • 15. "Us"[20]
Rexx Life Raj - Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There
Yung Bans - Misunderstood
  • 07. "Touch the Stars (featuring Lil TJay)"[22]
FKA twigs - Magdalene
DaBaby - Kirk
03 Greedo and Kenny Beats - Netflix and Deal
  • 01. "Traffic" (produced with Captain Crunch)
  • 02. "Paid in Full" (produced with Nils)
  • 03. "Disco Shit" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)
  • 04. "Maria" (produced with 1Mind)
  • 05. "Blue People" (featuring Vince Staples)
  • 06. "Beg Your Pardon" (featuring Maxo Kream)
  • 07. "Honey I Shrunk The Kids"
  • 08. "Brad Pitt" (produced with Nils)
  • 09. "Aye Twin" (featuring Key!) (produced with Dylan Brady)
  • 10. "Life"
  • 11. "Payback" (featuring Ohgeesy) (produced with Judge Beats)
  • 12. "Soul Food" (featuring Buddy) (produced with Elijah Rawk)
  • 13. "Dead Presidents"

2020

IDLES - TBC

Key Glock - Yellow Tape

  • 11. Loaded

Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats - UNLOCKED

  • 01. "Track 01"
  • 02. "Take_it_Back_v2"
  • 03. "Lay_Up.m4a"
  • 04. "Pyro (leak 2019)"
  • 05. "DIET_"
  • 06. "So.Incredible.pkg"
  • 07. "Track07"
  • 08. "'Cosmic'.m4a"

Trash Talk (band) and Kenny Beats - Squalor

  • 01. "Point No Point"
  • 02. "Something Wicked"
  • 03. "Worst of Times"
  • 04. "Clutch/A.N.M."
  • 05. "Kicking & Screaming"

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