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| X | W E A R E P R O U D T O P R E S E N T Y O U | X |
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| X | Serengeti - Kenny Dennis III | X |
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| X | GENRE: Hip-Hop | X |
| X | LANGUAGE: English | X |
| X | LABEL: n/a | X |
| X | CAT.NUMBER: n/a | X |
| X | SOURCE: WEB | X |
| X | YEAR: 2014 | X |
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| X | TRACKS: 19 | X |
| X | PLAYTiME: 46:48 min | X |
| X | SiZE: 112,91 MB | X |
| X | QUALiTY: 320kbps / 44,1kHz | X |
| X | ENCODER: LAME 3.99 | X |
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01 no beginner 02:43
02 off / on 04:04
03 shidoshi 03:55
04 win big 01:11
05 perfecto 01:16
06 on the road 01:08
07 @ the mall 01:47
08 buddy guy 02:22
09 tanya t 03:11
10 damn dz 02:32
11 big betty 02:27
12 dz goes on 03:54
13 mr. drummond 02:10
14 ain't no joke 00:59
15 get back to rap 00:26
16 parkour 02:26
17 lose big 03:51
18 need clarity 02:02
19 tickled pink 04:24
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| X | Life canÆt always be bratwursts and OÆ Douls. Sometimes, you need | X |
| X | to calm it down and get a little clarity. Sometimes, you need a | X |
| X | little therapy. Sometimes, you need Kenny Dennis. | X |
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| X | If youÆre unfamiliar with the saga of SerengetiÆs beloved | X |
| X | Bears-worshipping creation, this could seem confusing. YouÆre | X |
| X | essentially a child walking into the middle of a Wesley Snipes and | X |
| X | Ving Rhames flick without popcorn or plot. The shorthand is that | X |
| X | Kenny Dennis is a cross between Ron Swanson, a Bill Swerski | X |
| X | superfan, and the best Golden Age rapper that you never heard. The | X |
| X | more nuanced truth is that the KDz is totally singular. | X |
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| X | Kenny Dennis is the most whimsical, hilarious, and strangely | X |
| X | poignant fictional character in hip-hop historyùa true blue collar | X |
| X | hero of modernity. But on the Joyful Noise-released KD LP III, the | X |
| X | thick-æstached Chicago MC is shouldering a mid-life crisis. HeÆs | X |
| X | afraid that his best times are past him. HeÆs hanging around new | X |
| X | friends to the chagrin of his family. | X |
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| X | As the record unfolds, we learn about the ferocious Bennies | X |
| X | (Benzedrine) addiction that Kenny battled from the 70s through the | X |
| X | 90s. Using OÆ Douls to cap his addiction, heÆd kicked it for good | X |
| X | by the time Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, B.J. Armstrong, and | X |
| X | Horace Grant led the Bulls to their first run of championships. | X |
| X | However, itÆs gradually resurfaced as Kenny spends more and more | X |
| X | time with his new pal, Joji. | X |
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| X | The result is the deepest examination into the characterÆs scarred | X |
| X | psyche. What started as a softball-loving and Shaq-hating everyman | X |
| X | played mostly for laughs has evolved into a three-dimensional old | X |
| X | friend. HeÆs idiosyncratic but struggling with problems that you | X |
| X | can relate to: substance abuse, familial strife, and the struggles | X |
| X | of your local sports team. | X |
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| X | Of course, this is still Kenny Dennis and Serengeti. For all the | X |
| X | pathos, itÆs one of the funniest and best albums of the year. | X |
| X | Narrated by KennyÆs long-time ally and rap partner, Ders (Anders | X |
| X | Holm from Workaholics), the KD LP III alternately tells the tale | X |
| X | of Perfecto, the pairÆs group that sweeps malls across the | X |
| X | Midwest. They wear Aeropostale, Abercombie & Fitch, and biker | X |
| X | shorts. They put their own spin on the hip-house of Technotronic | X |
| X | and Snap. TheyÆre about to be a phenomenon when a phone call | X |
| X | changes their career trajectory forever. | X |
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| X | As always, Odd Nosdam handles production, fortifying KennyÆs | X |
| X | frenetic tales with hard slaps and stabbing guitar lines. The | X |
| X | record was recorded in early 2014 at NosdamÆs Burnco Studios in | X |
| X | Berkeley and Rob KienerÆs studio in East Hollywood, directly after | X |
| X | the completion of Sisyphus (SerengetiÆs collaborative record with | X |
| X | Son Lux and Sufjan Stevens). | X |
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| X | You can compare Serengeti to Beck or MF Doom or Andy Kauffman. You | X |
| X | can bring up effusive praise from The Guardian to Pitchfork to the | X |
| X | dean of rock critics, Robert Christgau. But no nodes of comparison | X |
| X | or clever similes can grasp the blend of bizarre non-sequiturs, | X |
| X | clever references, and heartfelt songwriting that makes this | X |
| X | special. So just take a seat, tune in, and have a time. | X |
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| X | https://serengeti.bandcamp.com/ | X |
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