Kidd Kenn: It's off and running and 'Coming' of course in the new single
If there’s one thing you can count on when it comes to Kidd Kenn, it’s a clutch delivery and catch wordplay. The hip-hop artist keeps the fire burning courtesy of a new ‘Coming’ single for the masses to embrace.
Kidd Kenn delivers with his ‘Coming’ single
The tune goes hard and the playful pink artwork definitely captures your attention. Kick back and get into your KK zone with his newest tune.
Kidd Kenn, the 20 year-old Chicago hip-hop sensation keeps his flow of fan-favorite tracks fresh with the release of “Coming,” his brand new single + pseudo video, available today via 4TH & B’WAY | Def Jam Recordings. “Coming” is the latest advance music from BUSY BEING BAD, Kenn’s eagerly anticipated new EP arriving August 18th. The EP follows his heralded first-ever appearance at Lollapalooza, in his hometown of Chicago on August 3rd. Kenn recently appeared on July 8th at House of Luv: Afro Pride Performance in Los Angeles.
“Coming” and “Everywhere I Go” (released in June) mark the first new music from Kidd Kenn since he dropped his Grown EP in July 2022, which included the single + video releases “Body,”“At It Again” (a reunion with Delli Boe), “Want Not A Need” featuring Baby Tate, and “Do Dat At”featuring Erica Banks.
Kenn described “Body” as “a song meant to make people feel really good about their bodies, to really let go of their insecurities and feel confident in themselves.” To support the release of “Body,”he played a round of live dates around Memorial Day weekend, including the So What Festival in Arlington, Texas, WeHo Pride in West Hollywood, and Taking Black Pride In Seattle.
The Grown EP was Kenn’s follow-up to his provocative "B4" (Remix) featuring Saucy Santana (November 2021). The remix was preceded by “Get Lit” (August 2021), a classic high energy track featured in EA’s Madden '22 videogame soundtrack.
Prior to that came the raw, hard-hitting Problem Child (June 2021), a 6-song EP whose single + video releases spanned nearly a year, including: "Freestyle," Kenn’s viral collaboration with Delli Boe (watch video here); “Gold Digger” featuring Dess Dior
(watch video here); “Moves” featuring Rico Nasty (which was synced in the Apple Watch Series 6 online ad); and "Good Day."
“Good Day” was featured in the summer 2021’s Target x NY Pride ad, supported by Kidd Kenn’s gala performance at the Youth Pride/NYC Pride virtual festival sponsored by Target. In addition to the City Girls #PussyTalkChallenge, Kenn has received support and co-signs from Grammy®-winning artists Cardi B, Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Nas X, along with Chance The Rapper, Saweetie, Young M.A, Kehlani and more. The momentum has not let up since Kenn was first brought onstage by Kehlani at the San Francisco Pride Festival in June 2018.
As reported by BET, “Kidd Kenn’s verse during the Hip Hop Awards’ ‘Digital Cypher’ was a crowd favorite, so much so that a snippet of the verse went viral.” Kenn appeared as the first openly LGBTQAI rapper to perform in the elite Cypher, alongside LaKeyah, Toosii and Symba. Theinfluential annual all-star cypher collabo always draws tens of millions of views.
Kidd Kenn made headlines when he was selected for GLAAD’s prestigious list of “20 Under 20: Young LGBTQ People Shaping The Future of Media and Activism,” presented by Teen Vogue. Check it out HERE He was later nominated for a GLAAD award for “Outstanding Breakthrough Artist.” Kenn was also included in OUT Magazine’s influential OUT100 List. Check out that feature HERE.
The buzz behind Kidd Kenn has been explosive, with PAPER, Fader, XXL, Hot New Hip Hop, Nylon, Teen Vogue, Office Magazine, Interview Magazine, and other tastemakers all rallying behind the young artist. Nylon called him a “rap phenom,” and Fader dubbed him “Chicago’s Next Teen Sensation.” Summer 2019 saw him perform at multiple virtual Pride festivals including MobiFest, Wynwood Pride, Pride South Side and more. Kidd Kenn’s huge organically grown web following currently includes over 270,000 Instagram followers, over 2 million video views on YouTube, over 532,000 followers on TikTok, and over 5.8 million likes.
