I’ve never seen Key think about how he was going to act on a song. He just is whoever he is that day. Kenny Beats Read Quote
People will go through 50 beats from a producer and pick the best ones, go make a song on that beat. That’s cool, but someone coming to me and hearing what I’ve been working on, picking out pieces of all of that, and then adding some of their own ideas is way more exciting. Kenny Beats Read Quote
I get hit up all the time from every verified rapper with 1,000,000 followers like, ‘Yo bro! You got the sauce right now. Send me beats!’ Naw, that takes everything away from what I do. Kenny Beats Read Quote
Making assumptions taught me a lot as a producer, because it’s something I never do now. Kenny Beats Read Quote
I am friends with the most amazing musicians that can do pop, rap, punk and jazz. Kenny Beats Read Quote
Being genre-bending doesn’t really cross my mind. I don’t consider anyone I work with a specific genre. Kenny Beats Read Quote
You need to make people think about society in a less literal and more primal way. It’s about using the least amount of sounds to make the most amount of noise and energy, and making a bass stab really feel like you’ve been punched in the face. Kenny Beats Read Quote
Since he was 17 years old in Atlanta, I think people always knew that there was something different about Key. He’s obviously been able to adapt to so many sounds and time periods in his own way, which is clear from the long list of collaborators; but he has always retained an effortlessly weird perspective. Kenny Beats Read Quote
