American rapper
Musical artist
David Cohn , better known by his stage name Serengeti , is an American rapper from Chicago , Illinois .[ 1]
Early life
Serengeti is the great-nephew of jazz trumpeter Sonny Cohn .[ 2] Chicago , Illinois , as his parents divorced when he was 5 years old.[ 3] [ 3] Morgan Park High School .[ 3] Southern Illinois University Carbondale , where he became friends with Open Mike Eagle .[ 2] [ 4]
Career
In 2007, Serengeti released the first collaborative album with producer Polyphonic , titled Don't Give Up [ 5] Terradactyl [ 6]
In 2011, Serengeti released his solo album, Family & Friends Yoni Wolf and Owen Ashworth .[ 7]
Serengeti is a member of Sisyphus along with Son Lux and Sufjan Stevens . The trio released Beak & Claw [ 8] a self-titled album in 2014.[ 9]
In 2012, Serengeti released C.A.R. [ 10] Kenny Dennis EP [ 11] Gangsta rap artist navigating life after the peak of stardom.[ 12] [ 13] Kenny Dennis LP [ 14] Kenny Dennis III [ 15]
2020 saw the well-received release of Ajai with collaborator Kenny Segal, a continuation of the Kenny Dennis canon.[ 16] Designer clothing and sneaker drops, who interacts with Dennis within the drop-collecting community.
Style
Serengeti's music is a sharp departure from most mainstream hip hop, which he considers "depressing" and always consists of "the same redundant ideas."[ 17]
In an interview, Serengeti said he created Dennehy as an "answer to common complaints about hip-hop" and "to put the fun back in hip-hop."[ 18]
Discography
Studio albums
Dirty Flamingo (F5 Records, 2003)Gasoline Rainbows (Day by Day Entertainment, 2006)Thunder Valley (Audio 8 Recordings, 2006)Race Trading (Audio 8 Recordings, 2006)Noticeably Negro (Audio 8 Recordings, 2006)Dennehy (Bonafyde Recordings, 2006; Fake Four Inc. , 2017 - reissue with bonus tracks )Conversations with Kenny / Legacy of Lee (Golden Floyd Records, 2009)Family & Friends C.A.R. Saal Kenny Dennis LP Kenny Dennis III Kaleidoscope (Audio Recon, 2017)Jueles - Butterflies (self-released, 2017)To the Max (self-released, 2018)Dennis 6e (self-released, 2018)Music from the Graphic Novel: Kenny vs the Dark Web (Burnco Recs, 2019)EUD (Geti Enterprises, 2019)The Gentle Fall (Cohn Corporation, 2020)Kdxmpc (Cohn Corporation, 2020)have a summer (Cohn Corporation, 2021)KDIV (2024)Palookaville (2024)
Collaborations
Noodle-Arm Whimsy (The Frozen Food Section, 2005) (with Dirty Heat) Don't Give Up (with Polyphonic ) The Boredom of Me (Audio 8 Recordings, 2008) (with Renee-Louise Carafice and Tony Trimm, as Yoome) Friday Night (Breakfast Records, 2008) (with Hi-Fidel, as Friday Night) Terradactyl Anticon , 2009) (with Polyphonic) There's a Situation on the Homefront (with Hi-Fidel and DJ Koufie, as Tha Grimm Teachaz ) Saturday Night (Breakfast Records, 2010) (with Hi-Fidel, as Friday Night) Shtaad (Blank Records, 2011) (with Sicker Man, as Shtaad) Sisyphus Asthmatic Kitty /Joyful Noise , 2014) (with Son Lux and Sufjan Stevens , as Sisyphus ) Time and Materials Mello Music Group , 2015) (with Open Mike Eagle , as Cavanaugh) Testarossa (with Yoni Wolf , as Yoni & Geti) Doctor My Own Patience (Graveface Records, 2016) (with Sicker Man) Ajai (Cohn Corporation/Fake Four Inc., 2020) (with Kenny Segal ) With Greg From Deerhoof (Joyful Noise Recordings , 2020) (with Greg Saunier ) Ajai II (self-released, 2022) (with Child Actor ) Open I Remixes Vol 1 (CC King, 2024) (with Open I)
Remix albums
Friday Night Remixed (Breakfast Records, 2010) (with Hi-Fidel, as Friday Night) The Remixes by Open I, Vol. 1 (OTHAR, 2024)
EPs
Bells and a Floating World (Anticon, 2010) (with Polyphonic) There's a Situation on the Homefront EP (Chopped Herring Records, 2011) (with Hi-Fidel and DJ Koufie, as Tha Grimm Teachaz) Davis (Leaving Records, 2011) (with Matthewdavid , as Davis) Beak & Claw (with Son Lux and Sufjan Stevens, as S / S / S ) Kenny Dennis EP C.A.B. (Anticon, 2013)You Can't Run from the Rhythm (Joyful Noise, 2015) (with Anders Holm , as Perfecto) Dust (F5 Records, 2016)Kaleidoscope EP (Joyful Noise, 2017)Derek (Fake Four Inc./Audio Recon, 2017)Kaleidoscope 2 (self-released, 2018)The Moon (self-released, 2018)6e Features from Berlin (self-released, 2019)Quail (Audio Recon, 2019)Energy (Geti Enterprises, 2019)Quarantine Recordings (Auto Reverse Records, 2020) (with Open Mike Eagle, as Cavanaugh)
Singles
"Black Giraffes / Busty Women" (F5 Records, 2003)
"Fast Living / Breakfast of Champions" (The Frozen Food Section, 2005)
"Be a Man" (Graveface Records, 2012) (with Advance Base and Tobacco )
"Firebird Logo" (Burnco Recs, 2013)
"Havin' a Time" (Geti Enterprises, 2019)
"Ajai Epilogue" (Cohn Corporation/Fake Four Inc., 2020) (with Kenny Segal)
"Première" (Joyful Noise Recordings, 2020)
"Unblu" (Loves Way, 2020) (with Jenny Lewis )
"hacksaws" (CC KING, 2023) (with Marcus Drake)
"gianfranco" (CC King, 2023) (with Owen Cubitt)
"Owen arm n" (CC King, 2024) (with Owen Cubitt)
"shark attack" (CC King, 2024) (with Owen Cubitt)
Guest appearances
Themselves - "Keys to Ignition" from The Free Houdini Tobacco - "2 Thick Scoops" from LA UTI Open Mike Eagle - "Easter Surgery" from Unapologetic Art Rap Open Mike Eagle - "Four Days" from Extended Nightmares Getdown: The Dark Blue Door (2011)
Open Mike Eagle - "Universe Man" from 4nml Hsptl (2012)
Open Mike Eagle - "Credits Interlude" from Component System with the Auto Reverse (2022)
Compilation appearances
References
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