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He was later raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, attending school with friends and eventual career-long collaborators Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams.[3] Kenna began to express an interest in music upon receiving a copy of U2's The Joshua Tree.[4] The album inspired Kenna to teach himself piano while studying singers like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, as well as groups like The Cure and Duran Duran.[5] Breaking into the music scene at such a young age and at an interesting time in pop history, Kenna met some of music's biggest names including Whitney Houston, Babyface, Blackstreet, Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson.[citation needed]
With the release of his first single in 2001, "Hell Bent", Kenna gained moderate popularity and an underground following of fans who eagerly awaited the release of his debut album, New Sacred Cow. After many delays and swapping of record labels, the album was finally released under the Sony imprint Columbia Records in 2003.[6] A subsequent North American tour was launched in the Summer of 2003 with Depeche Mode front man Dave Gahan.
The album, which was co-produced by Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, contained elements of electronica, synthpop, post-rock, and house music. Two singles, "Sunday After You" and "Freetime" followed the release of the album; the music video of the latter, along with "Hell Bent", appeared sporadically on MTV2. "Freetime" reached #19 on the U.S. Dance charts.[7]
Kenna's second album, entitled Make Sure They See My Face, also co-produced by Hugo, was written over the course of three years, finishing in early 2007.[9] The album was originally set to be released on June 5, 2007, then pushed back to June 19, 2007, finally being released on October 16, 2007. Kenna, in an interview with Vibe magazine, cited the reason for delays as being over the video for the album's debut single. The inspiration for the album came from Kenna's attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the title, inspired from phone calls by Pharrell asking Kenna; "are you going to make sure they see your face?". Kenna's climb took him to 18,200 feet before he fell ill from taking a sulfur-based altitude medicine, to which he had an unknown allergy.[10] On October 23, 2007, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 20 Heatseekers Chart.
An unrelated song from his second album, "Face the Gun", was released to appease his waiting fans, and initially was not to appear on Make Sure They See My Face, missing from early promos of the album. Ultimately, it was included in the final track listing. Kenna released a track from the album, entitled "Better Wise Up", in time for the Super Bowl.
On February 13, 2011, Kenna announced plans over Facebook and Twitter to release a series of 3 EPs with 3 songs each, titled the Land 2 Air Chronicles, which will serve as the "runway" to his third album to be titled Songs for Flight, described by Kenna as a "first ever musical journey."
The first EP, titled Chaos and the Darkness, was scheduled to be released on March 8, preceded by the first single "Chains". The song was streamed on Kenna's official website on February 22. On March 4, it was announced that there had been an unfortunate technical failure with the hard drive that stored the majority of the files that made up the songs for the EP and the album. Kenna rerecorded and reproduced all the songs, reworking the concept for the entire series.[11] Chaos and the Darkness was eventually released on April 26, 2011, with "Chains" being available as a single on iTunes & Amazon on March 8.
"Never Let Me Down", an unreleased track from the Make Sure They See My Face sessions, was released on the charity album Download to Donate for Haiti in 2010, in which the proceeds go to Music for Relief, Linkin Park's charity. This album also contains "Resurrection", a collaboration with Lupe Fiasco, which was accompanied by a music video.
New Sacred Cow is the debut studio album by Kenna, released on June 10, 2003 by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and Kenna.[6] Kenna created something of an underground buzz with the release of his first single "Hell Bent" in 2001. The album was leaked to the internet over a year before its final release, as it was delayed by record company politics. "Freetime" was chosen as the single to lead off the release of the album. A video was shot, and appeared sporadically on MTV2 along with the video for "Hell Bent". "Freetime" peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts. In late 2004, "Sunday After You" was remixed by Chad Hugo and released as a single. The single version differs greatly from the album version.
What? Tired potshots at career punchlines like Durst not your idea of music criticism? Then let me be more direct: the only other remarkable thing about Kenna's music is the inherent supposition that his audience has never heard Depeche Mode. His stock 80s Casio beats may be updated with enough 21st Century stop/start glitchcraft to keep a tenuous hold on the present (the album cover itself proudly proclaims that The Neptunes' "Chase" Chad Hugo is responsible for the record's production), but New Sacred Cow is a retro love-letter all the way, with sparse, lurching synths rattling around inside hollowed-out arrangements and vocals infused with just enough heartfelt rubber soul to give the tunes some bounce when the repetitive backing electronics fall flat.
There are a couple of minor standouts within the context of the album ("Man Fading" capitalizes on the drama New Sacred Cow conjures up before it wears thin; "Vexed and Glorious" offers a slightly more subtle variation on the theme), but the only really great song present is the aptly chosen single, "Freetime". As the first real song on the album, it nails Kenna's formula, and leaves it for the rest of the album to beat to death. The difference between this and the album's other tracks lies entirely with the music. The coiled tension of the verse's staccato riff is wrapped that much tighter, the cascading washes that elevate the chorus are that much more grand. It's three minutes of the recent past as filtered through the near-future; the other forty-nine minutes just filter the past through the who-cares present, and for now you can pretty much find that anywhere.
If you read the best-selling book "Blink," you may remember the singer Kenna. Author Malcolm Gladwell devoted an entire chapter to the Ethiopian-born musician who grew up in the United States. Kenna's sound combines hip-hop, house, and new wave. And his first album was all over critics' top ten list. But because his music doesn't fit traditional formats, it got little play on the radio.
ULABY: Kenna acknowledges that the book "Blink" may help his new album. He's done some co-appearances with Malcolm Gladwell, like in a classroom for MTV. But Kenna does not want people to buy his album for the back-story. He needs them to hear his music, even if that means playing by the rules of publicity.
ULABY: Thomas doesn't think it matters that Kenna's music falls between categories. He actually thinks it's a strength. Kenna is planning to follow his blitz of promotion and touring with something that has nothing to do with selling albums. He'll take time with his dad to work on water and irrigation issues in Ethiopia.
THE SCENE: In 2001 Limp Bizkit mastermind Fred Durst stopped making crap music just long enough to sign singer-songwriter Kenna to his label. The Ethiopian-born Virginia transplant then handcrafted his fizzy and fun debut album New Sacred Cow.
THE FALLOUT: A single was released in 2001 but his label refused to release the album, citing their inability to market a black new wave musician. After two years in limbo New Sacred Cow was finally issued on a different label, but positive press and a high-profile tour did not result in significant sales or a mark change in the original marketing conundrum.
sorry to burst your bubble, guys but.. that video was originaly created for another song by a completely different band but was just never used. "Kenna", just thought it was interesting and he put it to his hit "Hell Bent" off the soon to be released "New Sacred Cow" album on 12/3/02. So once again.. sorry but that video has nothing to do with the song.
I have to disagree with kenna15. Even though the footage was for a different band, Kenna made a good choice in using it for "hell bent". The way greed and the corporate business world corrupt and steal one's uniqueness and inner beauty is perfectly reflected in this tale of a creature willing to fight the norms. That's what I have to say. Feel free to prove me wrong (if you can; muhahaha)...
With the release of his first single in 2001, "Hell Bent", Kenna gained moderate popularity and an underground following of fans who eagerly awaited the release of his debut album, New Sacred Cow. After many delays and swapping of record labels, the album was finally released under the Sony imprint Flawless in 2003.
A protege of his two long-time friends The Neptunes (he`s signed to Pharrell Williams` Star Trak Records and produced by Chad Hugo), Kenna this month releases his highly-touted left-field sophomore album 'Make Sure They See My Face'.
Having first gained a cult following with his 2005 debut LP 'Sacred Cow', Kenna has additionally since recorded and toured with Grammy-winning producer-of-the-hour Mark Ronson (he features on Ronson`s chart-topping 'Version' album). Meanwhile, perched on the end of his bed at West London`s K-West Hotel (!), he also proves a softly-spoken, intelligent and interesting 'B&S' first-time interviewee. As he discusses the eclectic, off-kilter musical moods of his aforementioned new LP. Which range from the explosive, pounding offshoot single 'Out Of Control' and on-the-edge vocals of the crashing 'Say Goodbye To Love', to the philosophical, stomping 'Daylight'.
Of amiable and benevolent dispositions, Knox fell a victim to the unduegratification of his social propensities; he was seized with paralysis,and died at Edinburgh on the 12th of November 1825, at the early age ofthirty-six. His poetry, always smooth and harmonious, is largelypervaded with pathetic and religious sentiment. Some of his Scripturalparaphrases are exquisite specimens of sacred verse. A new edition ofhis poetical works was published at London, in 1847. Besides hispoetical works, he published "A Visit to Dublin," and a Christmas taleentitled "Marianne, or the Widower's Daughter." He left severalcompositions in prose and verse, but these have not been published byhis executors.
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