Kenny Allstar ft: 5EB - Hypocritical (Single)
Iconic DJ and industry innovator Kenny Allstar, the self-proclaimed ‘Voice of the Streets’ follows up recent single “Chop This Life”, featuring Bawo and Sam Wise, with sleek new offering “Hypocritical” from one of the hottest emerging rappers in the UK right now, 5EB.
Continuing to build his reputation as the leading gatekeeper and lynch pin in UK rap, the BBC RADIO 1 Rap Show host unleashes just his second release of the year, enlisting London’s most naturally intriguing rapper’s, 5EB, to deliver his innate lyricism atop a refreshing soundtrack packed with choppy percussive elements and synth notes for a track primed and readied for summer motives. This new single is further proof of Kenny’s ability to tap the hottest talent and combine them in unexpected new formats.
On the new single, Kenny stated: “Excited to drop this banger with 5EB! He's been one of my one's to watch for a minute now and really think he's got a massive career ahead of him.”
Since cutting his teeth as a DJ covering underground radio at Deja-Vu, Represent Radio and Radar FM, Kenny’s trailblazing work made him the perfect candidate to take over from Tiffany Calver as host of the legendary Saturday Night Rap Show on BBC Radio 1, following his stay on BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Friday Night Rap Show, previously hosted by Charlie Sloth. In only a short space of time, his dynamic personality and ear for authentic talent has propelled the show to the highest number of young listeners across the entirety of the BBC. With a reputation now set as one of the most groundbreaking DJ’s in the country, Kenny’s performances span the biggest UK and international events, incl. Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Wireless and AfroNation.
A trusted tastemaker and platform provider for rising UK talent, founded by Kenny, Mixtape Madness’ influential series ‘Mad About Bars’ has been a launch pad for groundbreaking artists since it began in 2015, showcasing some of the biggest UK rap names that are now spearheading the official charts, including AJ Tracey, Central Cee and Digga D. Its success continues to skyrocket with its 6 seasons racking up an incredible 300M+ views and counting.
Following the success of MAB, Kenny launched The General’s Corner - an independent freestyle platform on his personal YouTube, mixing high end fashion brands with the hottest UK rap artists, season 1 launching last June in partnership with Burberry, featuring the likes of Country Dons, Clavish, and M24, racking up over 3.5M views.
Kenny’s Voice Of The Streets series acts as a natural melting pot for creative collaboration across the UK rap scene, hosting freestyles from Aitch, Unknown T and M1llionz. It has also heavily supported SE DONS football YouTube channel – now one of the most reactive in the UK, bridging the gap between music and football culture.
An undeniably integral influence, in 2020 alone Kenny’s work was awarded Best Radio Show, GRM Rated Best Radio DJ Award and nominated for Best DJ by DJ Mag. Adding to this, in 2019 he was nominated for best new presenter at the ARIA’s, as well as winning this year’s award for Best DJ at the UMA’s — whilst becoming one of the main faces of BBC 3’s Rap Game, hosting the finale for Season 2 and 3.
Along his come-up, key tastemaker support has come thick and fast for Kenny, gracing the cover of MIXMAG last year, with further support from the likes of WAVE MAGAZINE, MUSIC WEEK, WONDERLAND, NOTION, CRACK MAGAZINE and DJ MAG amongst others. Growing his influence in America, Kenny has begun hosting the red carpet for BBC 1Xtra at the BET Awards, as well as commenting on the UK drill landscape for PITCHFORK.
Showing a true range of influence, Kenny produced his debut collaboration album Block Diaries via Sony/Columbia, his last release, 2019’s “Friday” featuring DigDat, currently sits on a phenomenal 16M+ streams on Spotify alone.
A true torchbearer for new talent and celebrated by the biggest British fashion houses from Burberry to being one of only 500 guests invited to last year’s OFF WHITE/ Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week, a picture forms of a global music influencer at the most authentic level. Kenny’s moves in 2024 promise to be in-line with his already hugely impactful career thus far, promising a slew of new releases, his new studio VOTS Studios and merch collabs with PATTA and CHAMPION.