Teen hip hop sensation.” – Teen Vogue

“All signs point to Kenn continuing to transform the face and culture of hip-hop, following the footsteps of queer pioneers ranging from Cakes Da Killa to Mykki Blanco and Lil Nas X.” – PAPER

“Chicago’s Next Teen Sensation.” – FADER

“Openly queer Chicago rapper Kidd Kenn has already been making waves.” - Billboard
17-year-old Chicago phenom rapper Kidd Kenn returns with a hard-hitting new track “Benji,” produced by Dr. Anonymous. The song kicks off with a punchy chorus and finds him spitting his wittiest wordplay to date. Kidd Kenn’s raw and honest lyrics have become his signature style and continues to prove why he is one of hip-hop’s most promising rising artists. “Benji” is the latest release from Kidd Kenn’s highly anticipated forthcoming mixtape Child’s Play due February 14. On February 13, he is set to take the stage during MTV’s Push Live concert series at Chelsea Music Hall in NYC.

Since his breakout performance at the Red Bull Music Festival (November 2018), which showcased the best of Chicago's queer underground, the buzz has been explosive. PAPER, Fader, Nylon, Teen Vogue, Office Magazine, Interview Magazine, and other tastemakers have all rallied behind Kenn with Fader dubbing him “Chicago’s Next Teen Sensation.” He’s also received praise from Grammy award winning artists Lizzo and Lil Nas X. He performed at the MOBI NYC showcase on September 12 at The Delancey and Camp Smokey Bear Festival in Chicago on September 14.

ABOUT KIDD KENN
Individuality induces creativity. Straight out of the gate, Kidd Kenn asserts himself as an individual and advances hip-hop forward in the process. Rocking ever-changing hair color, bold and bright fashion, and an outsized personality, the 17-year-old Chicago rapper flaunts confidence for days, but he backs it up with razor sharp rhymes and hard-hitting hooks. Already pegged as “Chicago’s next teen sensation” by The FADER, signed to Island Records, and streamed over a million times since his independent emergence, the MC encodes a message in his music.

“When you hear what I’m doing, I want you to know everything is possible,” he exclaims. “Be yourself. Don’t let anyone stop you from doing what you want to do. That’s just something I always did. You can’t get stuck on anything or what anybody says. I learned how to not care about opinions and be myself. You need to feel like that bitch!”