[FEATURE] VIPER PRESENTS: KENTHEMAN

Rising rap sensation KenTheMan catapulted onto the scene with her breakout hit ‘Not my N*gga’. Since collaborating with heavyweights Dreezy, Bia, and Lakeyah, further showcasing her versatility and star power, she announced her debut album is coming soon. Get familiar with the Texan rapper…

What five words define your sound? 

Commanding, fun, confident, sexy, straight-forward.

Tell me something unique about your creative process

I like being in my creative process alone, just myself and my engineer and I also like to be sober. 

Which song of yours would you like people to hear first?

‘IDAF’

What inspired you to make that song?

Really the beat and making sure a man knows to stay in his place.

What’s the most vulnerable you’ve allowed yourself to be when writing/making music?

My song ‘Baggage; is the most vulnerable. It’s an R&B song and unreleased but you guys will hear it soon!

What’s the best/worst experience you’ve had on stage?

Best experience was my tour when they sung my whole catalog of music with me, from old music up to all the new music I had just put out.  Worst experience was when I fell on stage, it wasn’t very demure of me, it wasn’t very mindful.

What is your favourite song to perform?

‘Not My N*gga’

Which artist/song/album made you want to make music?

I would say any of Lil Wayne’s mixtapes.

What’s the meaning behind your name?

It’s my alter-ego, I feel like I have more of a dominant, more masculine side when it comes to my artistry. 

If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing instead?

I would be a therapist because I am always the one giving all my friends advice.

What’s success to you?

Being happy with wherever I’m at, when I come home and being comfortable in the space that I am in. Seeing my child smile.

What moment in your life/career forced you to change direction?

It was when I was doing Door Dash/Uber Eats and I wrote ;He Be Like’, that moment made me prioritise music once I saw the impact it had.  

Where can people keep in touch with you?

On social media it is @imkentheman.