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How Kenny Beats became a go-to for hip-hop’s new generation: The FADER x WAV Present Frequencies

2019-12-17 8 Dailymotion

Whether you've seen Kenny Beats in person, on social media, or through his hit YouTube show The Cave, he's always got the attitude and demeanor of someone who knows how to have a good time. He's great at creating one, too: as a producer for artists like Vince Staples, 03 Greedo, Rico Nasty, JPEGMAFIA, Key!, Freddie Gibbs, and many more, Kenny Beats has been a key player in rap's new generation.<br /><br />The latest FADER x WAV Present Frequencies mini-doc reveals how he got there. Behind his success is his management and creative collective D.O.T.S. Together, they've made The Cave a massive success, thrown sold-out rap shows across the country, and worked on documentaries and music videos. The wisdom offered by D.O.T.S. begins with the name, an anagram of "Don't Over Think Shit."<br /><br />There's no goofing off in the doc. Filmed over a day in Los Angeles, Kenny links up with Zack Fox for tacos and records an episode of The Cave with Danny Brown. But it's not "work" per se, and that's a key to Kenny's success: "I just think of myself like, how can I alleviate all of the tension that this person is facing when they make music, so that when we make music, it's fun."<br /><br />https://www.thefader.com/2019/12/17/how-kenny-beats-became-a-go-to-for-hip-hops-new-generation<br /><br />Download WAV to watch more content like this: http://wav.media/s/532VhCL4<br /><br />Read the FADER: http://www.thefader.com<br />Follow the FADER on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefader<br />Like the FADER on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/11JaNSJ<br />Follow the FADER on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefader/<br /><br />Read the WAV Blog: ​https://blog.wav.media/<br />Follow WAV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wav_media<br />Like WAV on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WAV.Media/<br />Follow WAV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wav/<br /><br />WAV is built for artists. Offering our users unique support, tools and opportunities, we are a community that allows artists to inspire, build, and collaborate through a shared love of music. <br /><br />CREDITS:<br />Produced by The FADER and Nicolas Heller<br />Director: Nicolas Heller<br /><br />Executive Producers: Rob Stone, Jon Cohen, Anthony Holland, and Chloe Campion<br />Senior Production Manager: Madison LaClair<br />Associate Producer: Claire Lilly<br /><br />Director of Photography: Lowell Meyer<br />Assistant Camera: Kevin Fallon<br />Sound Recordist: Rul Yacob <br />Photographer: Jackie Radinsky <br /><br />Editor: Nicolas Heller<br />Color: Joe Bressler<br />Sound Mix: Bobb Barito<br />Title Animations: Nikhil Shah

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