Kenny Mason at Center Stage Theater

From the venue:

Kenny Mason
The year was 2019 when Kenny Mason seemingly emerged with his breakout single “Hit.” The song was a hit indeed (with over 17 million streams on Spotify alone), though it came from Kenny’s years as a teen in the Atlanta underground, tinkering with genre-bending sounds and performances that uniquely set him apart from his peers. He fanned the flames with his 2020 project Angelic Hoodrat and its recharged edition Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut a year later. Now several projects in, Kenny’s ascent is steady, yet his reach is meteoric. Frequently namechecked by his peers as the prototype for true emotional artistry, Kenny Mason has accomplished more than many artists, yet he’s still just getting warmed up.
Born and raised in Southwest Atlanta (Ben Hill, to be exact), Kenny spent his early days traveling along the infamous Hamilton Road, living the life of a typical kid. By eleven, his world was shaken when his grandma—his main caregiver—passed away. “When she died, I had to move around all different parts of the city,” he remembers. “So I ended up staying with different family members, all from eleven to when I graduated high school.” Making friends as an introvert was difficult with a living situation in constant flux, so Kenny found himself writing rhymes on the inspirational heels of his favorite artist Lil Wayne. “I listened to his music so much that I just started rapping and making my own lyrics over his songs, with my own versions about me and what I was going through,” he adds.