Serengeti, one of hip-hop’s most singular and imaginative storytellers, returns to the expansive world of Kenny Dennis with KennyV. For more than a decade, @serengetidave has used his mustachioed, Chicago-born alter ego to build one of rap’s funniest, strangest, and most unexpectedly poignant character studies. 🥸Kenny is a blue-collar hero, family man, sports obsessive, aspiring entertainer, and endlessly unreliable narrator whose everyday victories, anxieties, grudges, and digressions have grown into a richly detailed mythology all their own.
Across twelve tracks, #KennyV opens another chapter in that saga, balancing absurdist humor, intricate world-building, sharp wordplay, and genuine emotional weight. Serengeti’s conversational performances make even Kenny’s most surreal observations feel lived-in and deeply human, revealing new layers of the character while remaining accessible to listeners encountering him for the first time.
Production comes from Backwoodz Studioz mainstays Messiah Musik, known for his work with Armand Hammer, billy woods, and Mach-Hommy, and Steel Tipped Dove, whose credits include Fatboi Sharif, Doseone, ShrapKnel, and Fat Tony. Together, they provide an unconventional backdrop perfectly suited to Serengeti’s unmistakable voice and unpredictable storytelling.
Previously available digitally, KennyV is now available for pre-order from Backwoodz Studioz on vinyl, CD, and cassette. A distinctive addition to the Kenny Dennis canon and Serengeti’s celebrated catalog, these editions are essential for longtime fans, adventurous hip-hop listeners, and collectors of truly original independent rap. Quantities are extremely limited.
Release date is October 30. Pre-orders are available now directly from Backwoodz [https://t.co/tWcQKE4Nk6], and limited quantities will also be available at retailers via worldwide distribution 🌐 from @rhymesayers / @secretlydistro.
PRE-ORDER NOW 🥸 https://t.co/tWcQKE4Nk6
All aboard for Last Train Home festival in #Darlington 🎶 We'll be spinning a DJ set in The Forum with Art Demon after the mighty Benefits & we can't wait! Expect a mix of local Butterfly Effect sounds plus some train themed tracks for the journey home! 🚂 https://t.co/W7jbLRNZjq
Eclipsed by the moon,
I’m eclipsed by you.
All is mind & mind is dual
But all is heart & heart is true,
So shed your skin & start anew.
Connected as one, wholehearted like the sun,
Head for the flames, what was will burn
& become reborn... 🌑☀️♌ #Eclipse
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Durham, Come Save Me - the brilliant new concept album inspired by County Durham folklore and tales by @FJwords is out now via @winbigrecs 💥💚💥
https://t.co/9EUmJM4Ipw
Big thanks to Narc. Magazine for previewing tonight's show with @beatboxpoet at Angels Cut in Darlington with support from @CeilingDemons & Stebee 🖤🙏 https://t.co/8T2YXCh8wK
Medusa birthed a horse and Perseus flew away look at yourself like Athena a million times in a day grab the last Greg and I symphony of psalms https://t.co/KaEN2W0fGn
On this weekends 'In Conversation...' for @louderthanwar I'm joined by the brilliant @NERVOUSTWITTA ahead of their Part Time Punks 2026 event
We'll be talking through all the bands appearing and much more...
🎶 The Butterfly Effect Festival returns to Pealie’s Barn, Northallerton, celebrating 10 years of Darlington’s indie record label!
🎟 Tickets:https://t.co/j597gK5wJi
Our next show is going to be a right cracker as we kick-off festival season with Richmondshire Rocks along with Zarahruth, Rosey PM, @mckay_hayley & @dandinnerlady over the bank holiday whit weekend on Sunday 24th May! 🌞 Get involved 👇 #Iivemusic
https://t.co/aoYjNZQaxc
Birthday blessings to @FJwords! 🌞♉
Hyped for his upcoming record - Durham Come Save Me! Go give I Am The Mighty Neptune a spin & pre-order if you dig it 🖤
https://t.co/9EUmJM4Ipw