Kenny Segal
December 3, 1979
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2000–present
- Project Blowed
- Decon
- Ruby Yacht
- Backwoodz Studios
- Dome of Doom Records
Early life[edit]
Kenny Segal was born and raised in Rockville, Maryland.[6] He played cello in school orchestras.[6] He attended University of Southern California on a computer engineering scholarship.[6] Subsequently, he changed his major to audio recording.[2]
Career[edit]
Kenny Segal originally played drum and bass at the Konkrete Jungle party in the 1990s.[3] At Konkrete Jungle, he met rappers from the Project Blowed collective.[6] After being inspired by Los Angeles' underground rap scene, he eventually switched to hip hop.[3] He was one of the first musicians to perform at the Low End Theory party.[3]
In 2008, Kenny Segal released Ken Can Cook.[2] A concept album based around food and cooking, it included guest appearances from Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Myka 9, and P.E.A.C.E., among others.[7] In 2015, he produced the album So the Flies Don't Come for Milo[8] setting off a string of critically acclaimed collaborative albums[9] including Hiding Places and Maps with Billy Woods,[10] Back at the House (2019) with Hemlock Ernst.[11], Purple Moonlight Pages (2020) with R.A.P. Ferreira and The Jefferson Park Boys,[12] and Ajai (2020) with Serengeti.[9] In 2018, he released instrumental album Happy Little Trees.[13] Bandcamp Daily included it on the "Best Beat Tapes of 2018" list.[14]