From KenWorld to Monday and locticians to music Kenrocky is an upcoming female artist you want to keep a look out for. Using real world experiences and moods and translating them into songs she separates herself from other artists who just follow the current trend of music.
Whats your name?
Kenrocky, Not the little one.
Where are you from Kenrocky?
I'm from Minneapolis, Minnesota originally but I’ve been living in Chicago for the past 3-4 years
What’s a popular or unpopular hot take about Minneapolis.
The unpopular take would be, there's no black people, like people think there is no black people, but there's a scene. Just how Chicago has a scene.
Describe your fit for us.
So the dress is by me, It was a Ed Hardy shirt oversized shirt. I saw a TikTok tutorial about it; It was like a dress tutorial, and I just made it. The shoes are from Target, I got these bitches when I worked there for like $10 because I had that good discount. Bag I got it from Star Shopping Official, Lexi and DeeJay, shout out y'all, Look them up on Instagram.
So what have you been up to?
This past year I’ve taught myself how to graphic design, DJ and record my own tracks on my phone, Investing into studio equipment as well. I’ve truly been in my own solitude figuring out how to better myself & my craft at the same time.
Describe your style of music
Kenworld!
What does Kenworld mean?
It’s my world and y’all living in it. I don't have a specific sound. Every time people listen to my music, they get a feel for my sound without me having to say anything.
What got you into music?
To be honest seeing everyone around me making music! I already had a deep passion for it, had my own style & sense of fashion so it went together perfectly, I always thought to myself I could do it too, especially with seeing my friends preform at their shows, I always wanted to express my art in that way.
What do you do outside of music?
Outside of music, I do hair, I want to be a licensed loctician in the future, I am self taught when it comes to doing locs as well. Other than that I love designing, listening to music 27/7, spending time with my loved ones when I’m able to & coming up with different creative concepts for my brand and music.
How long you, been doing hair for?
I've been doing hair since 2020.
How did styling hair come about?
When I moved to Chicago in 2020. I was looking for something I could do to make some extra bread but I ended up really loving it. Truly never had any negative experience with any client, all my clients fuck with me and I fuck with them so it’s really a cool experience, it’s not like a 9-5 so I fuck with that.
How has hairstyling experience impacted your music?
For example I was able to do my own style tonight which I have Bantu knots in with added curly pieces, so it's really cool that I get to experiment and put my own twist on it without having to go to someone because I know how I like my hair. I’ve met a lot of artist in Chicago that randomly wanted their hair done as well so its raw connecting with other artists in a different way.
Tell us about the inspiration for your new single Monday.
I really love the whole project and rollout, It's just a song to put on when you going to work on Monday and you don't feel like fucking going to work.
What's what's next for you for your music career?
I will be traveling more often, doing shows in different cities, dropping more music, doing different collabs, videos and more content, also collaborating with more artists in Chicago overall.
What artist do you want to collab with?
I wanna collab with BabyxSosa. I fuck with her and I love how she is genuinely herself. I've been listening to her since 2019; so it’s very inspiring seeing how far she has came, she inspires me to be experimental with my music.
Where can you find your music and your new single?
So you can find my music on all streaming platforms, Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud, Tidal and YouTube, everything period, Just look that shit up.