KenTheMan

Houston rapper KenTheMan delivers frank yet humorous rhymes about sex and relationships. After starting out with a more freestyle-based, punchline-heavy style, her career took off with the viral success of her commanding 2019 song "He Be Like," which was included on her breakthrough 2020 mixtape 4 da 304's. She continued refining her skills while remaining lyrically unfiltered on her 2021 release What's My Name. After signing to Roc Nation, she released Back to 304'n in 2023. Kentavia Miller started rapping with her friends as a high school student, around the beginning of the 2010s, but her potential career was stalled when her ex-boyfriend (who was also a rapper) broke her heart. She took time off to raise her child, but she regained her confidence and released a fiery diss track against her ex, set to the beat for "Chiraq" by G Herbo and Nicki Minaj. The track appeared on Kenny's Back, her 2015 debut mixtape, which consisted entirely of freestyles. She continued releasing tracks and freestyles as KenTheMan, a moniker chosen in reference to her aggressive, dominant ego. Her 2017 single "Deserve," a dancehall-influenced reflection on the pain of a busted relationship, started gaining traction online, and the sexually charged "He Be Like" went viral in 2019. Miller's 2020 mixtape 4 da 304's continued in the same vein, and the rapper additionally released the single "For Me" with Chase B and OMB Bloodbath. KenTheMan signed to Asylum and released What's My Name in 2021. 2 Chainz was then featured on a remix of the album track "Rose Gold Stripper Pole." KenTheMan released the two-song Hard on a 304 and the single "No Panties" in 2022. She scored another viral hit with "Not My N*gga," and signed with Roc Nation, which released Back to 304'n in 2023. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi