Knxwledge
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Birth name | Glen Earl Boothe[1] |
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Born | Freehold Township, New Jersey, United States | March 8, 1988
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Member of | NxWorries |
Glen Earl Boothe[1] (born March 8, 1988), professionally known as Knxwledge (pronounced "knowledge"), is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter from New Jersey, currently based in Los Angeles, California.[4] Since 2009, he has had over 100 releases via Bandcamp. His songs are often a mix of various genres, such as jazz, soul, old-school hip hop, and modern rap.
Career
In 2010, Knxwledge released his debut album Klouds via All City. In 2013, he released a 53-track retrospective compilation titled Anthology on cassette, which was released by Leaving Records.
In 2015, Knxwledge released his debut album for Stones Throw Records, Hud Dreems, and produced the track "Momma" on Kendrick Lamar's release To Pimp a Butterfly,[5][6] which went on to win Best Rap Album at the 58th annual Grammy Awards in 2016.[7] His work alongside Anderson .Paak as the duo NxWorries has received critical acclaim. In March 2020 he released 1988, his second album for Stones Throw.
Knxwledge gained popularity by making his beats line up with freestyles from famous rappers like Meek Mill. Meek Mill shortly thereafter threatened DMCA strikes against Knxwledge for using his personal content, causing the discontinuation of his forthcoming Meek, Vol.6 project.[8]
Discography
Albums
- 2010 : Klouds
- 2010 : SKR∆WBERRiES.FUNR∆iSRS VOL.3
- 2011 : Old.Klouds.LP
- 2012 : Ovrstnd.LP
- 2012 : koapastetik.LP
- 2012 : klemintine|taype
- 2012 : Buttrskotch (LR023)
- 2013 : relevnt.b/sde_LP.
- 2013 : Anthology
- 2013 : Ovrstnd.B.Sde_
- 2013 : Kauliflowr
- 2015 : Hud Dreems
- 2017 : GREENTXTS.V1
- 2018 : GT.V2
- 2019 : Musiq.Prt_1
- 2019 : TodaysAlreadYesterday.
- 2019 : 終了していません
- 2020 : 1988
- 2020 : Musiq.PRT_2
- 2020 : 10,000 Proof
- 2022 : 家.V1
- 2023 : 家.V2
- 2024 : 家.V3
Hexual Sealings series
- 2011 : Hexual.Sealings.LP
- 2011 : HexualSealings.EP.1.5
- 2012 : Hexual.Sealings.Vol.2
- 2012 : Hexual.Sealings.Vol.2.5
- 2012 : Hexual.Sealings.Vol.3_[bootleg]
- 2012 : Hexual.Sealings.Pt.3.5
- 2013 : Hexual.Sealings.Pt.4.b-side_
- 2013 : hex.4.∆.side_
- 2013 : Hexual.Sealings.Prt.4.5_
- 2013 : Hexual.Sealings.Prt.5
- 2013 : Hexual.Sealings.Prt5.5_
- 2013 : Hexual.Sealings.Prt.6_
- 2014 : HexualSealings.Prt.7
- 2014 : Hexual.Sealings.PRT.7.5
- 2015 : H.S.PRT.8*
- 2015 : HS8.8_
- 2015 : H.S.PRT9_
- 2016 : HEX.9.8_
- 2016 : HEX10.
- 2017 : HEX.10.8_
- 2017 : HEX.11_
- 2017 : HX11.8_
- 2018 : HEX.PRT12
- 2018 : HX.12.8
- 2019 : HX.PRT13_
- 2019 : HX.PRT_13.8
- 2020 : HX.PRT14_
- 2020 : HX.PRT14.8
- 2020 : HX.PRT_15
- 2020 : HX.PRT15.8_
- 2021 : HX.PRT16_
- 2021 : HX.PRT17
- 2021 : HX.18
- 2021 : HX.19
- 2021 : HX.20
- 2022 : HX.21
- 2022 : HX.22
- 2022 : HX.23
- 2023 : HX.24
- 2023 : HX.25
Wrap Taypes series
- 2011 : WrapTaypes.Port.1
- 2012 : WrapTaypes.Port2[bootleg]
- 2012 : WrapTaypes.Prt3
- 2012 : WrapTaypes.Prt.4
- 2013 : WrapTaypes.Prt.4.5_
- 2013 : WrapTaypes.PRT.5
- 2013 : WrapTaypes.PRT.5.5[bootleg]
- 2013 : WrapTaypes.Prt.6
- 2013 : WrapTaypes.Prt6.6_[bootleg]
- 2014 : WrapTaypes.Prt.7_
- 2015 : WT.PRT.7.5_[9]
- 2015 : WT.PRT.8_
- 2015 : WT.PRT9_
- 2015 : WrapTaypes
- 2016 : WT.9.8_ [10]
- 2016 : WT.PRT10_
- 2017 : WT.PRT10.8_
- 2017 : WT.PRT.11_
- 2017 : WT.11_8
- 2017 : WT.12_
- 2017 : WT.12.8_
- 2018 : WT.PRT_13
- 2018 : WT.13.8_[ラフミックス]
- 2019 : WT.14_
- 2019 : WT.PRT_14.8_カセットバージョン
- 2019 : WT_PRT15.
- 2020 : WT15.8_
- 2020 : WT.PRT.16. [11]
- 2020 : WT16.8_
- 2021 : WT.17
- 2021 : WT.18
- 2022 : WT.19
- 2022 : WT.20
- 2023 : WT.21
- 2023 : WT.22
Video Game Music series
- 2020 : VGM's.PRT_1
- 2020 : VGM's.PRT_2
- 2020 : VGM's.PRT_3
- 2020 : VGM's.PRT_4
- 2020 : VGM's.PRT5_
- 2020 : VGM's.PRT6_
- 2020 : VGM's.PRT7_
- 2020 : VGM's.PRT.8_
- 2021 : VGM's.PRT9_
- 2021 : VGM's.PRT.10_
- 2021 : VGM's.PRT.11
- 2021 : VGM.12
- 2021 : VGM.13
- 2021 : VGM.14
- 2021 : VGM.15
- 2022 : VGM.16
- 2022 : VGM.17
- 2022 : VGM.18
- 2022 : VGM.19
- 2022 : VGM.20
- 2022 : VGM.21
- 2022 : VGM.22
- 2023 : VGM.23
- 2023 : VGM.24
- 2023 : VGM.25
- 2023 : VGM.26
- 2023 : VGM.27
- 2023 : VGM.28
- 2023 : VGM.29
- 2023 : VGM.30
- 2024 : VGM.31
- 2024 : VGM.32
- 2024 : VGM.33
- 2024 : VGM.34
- 2024 : VGM.35
- 2024 : VGM.36
Extended plays
- 2009 : 3p
- 2010 : K∆NN∆LOUPE.EP
- 2011 : Mango.EP
- 2011 : Gwapes.EP
- 2011 : Komposure.EP
- 2011 : Flowrs.EP
- 2011 : ShadySide.EP
- 2011 : Hud.Dreems.EP
- 2011 : Randomb.EP
- 2011 : Konsistensi.EP
- 2011 : UndrTheWeathr.EP
- 2012 : komfi.EP
- 2012 : karma.loops.prt.1
- 2012 : karma.loops.prt2
- 2012 : kuntent.EP
- 2012 : klarity.EP
- 2012 : kameo.EP
- 2012 : karma.loops.prt3
- 2012 : karma.loops.prt4
- 2012 : knt.remembr
- 2012 : [DB]FiXXX's
- 2012 : togethrniss_b_side
- 2012 : togethrniss_∆_side
- 2013 : Hud.Dreems.PRT.1.5
- 2013 : karma.loops.PRT.5
- 2013 : Ovrstnd.∆.Sde
- 2013 : Rap Jointz Vol.1
- 2015 : 2PK.4TRK_
- 2017 : MEEK.VOL1_
- 2018 : MEEK.VOL2_
- 2018 : MEEK.VOL3_
- 2018 : Gladwemet
- 2018 : 2PK.4TRK.B.SiDE.
- 2019 : MEEK.VOL4_
- 2020 : MEEK.VOL5_
- 2020 : MEEK.VOL6
- 2020 : Koko
Collaborations
- 2011 : AfrikanDivas. (with Sir Froderick, as SIRKNX.)[12]
- 2013 : 777 #5 (with Mono/Poly)
- 2015 : DGM.VOL.1_VATOGATO&CAKEDOG (as VATOGATO, with Cakedog)
- 2015 : Link Up & Suede (with Anderson .Paak, as NxWorries)
- 2016 : Yes Lawd! (with Anderson .Paak, as NxWorries)
- 2017 : Yes Lawd! Remixes (with Anderson .Paak, as NxWorries)
- 2017 : The Spook... (with Mach-Hommy)[13][14][15][16]
- 2018 : ボビーとボビーのボリューム1 (with Samiyam)
- 2018 : dntaskmefrshit. (with Roc Marciano)
- 2020 : DGM.VOL.2_VATOGATO&CAKEDOG (as VATOGATO, with Cakedog)
- 2024 : Why Lawd? (with Anderson .Paak, as NxWorries)
Singles
- 2011 : Dryice
- 2011 : Petaluma[dnt.ask]
- 2016 : Fa-lala_
- 2017 : BBYBOY. (as VATOGATO)
- 2018 : yesindeed_[確かにはい][17]
- 2019 : jstfrends.
- 2020 : do you
- 2020 : learn
- 2020 : howtokope.
- 2020: dont be afraid
- 2020: [bc] tm_s not promised
Mixes
- 2011 : Krimbos[Medli]
- 2012 : Takeitbak.Medli
- 2012 : klosetoyew[TOUR.MiXX]
- 2012 : Boiler Room Mix
- 2013 : Touching Bass
- 2013 : Welcome to Mandeville (New Years Edition)
- 2015 : StrwbrryMomnts
Production discography
2011
- Blu – "4u" and "dotheknxwledge (Outerlude)" from Jesus
- Vida Jafari – "Jukeroo" and "Movin' Remix" from Movin.EP
- Co$$ – "What It Is ?" – from Before I Awoke
2012
- Joey Badass feat. Capital Steez – "Killuminati" from 1999
- Capital Steez feat. Jakk the Rapper – "Black Petunia" from AmeriKKKan Korruption
- Chief Kamachi - "City Blocks" from Rise and Rhyme, Vol . 1
2013
- Iman Omari – "(VIBE)rations (Intro)" from (VIBE)rations
- Blu – "Keep Pushinn" from York
- Joey Badass – "Killuminati Part 2"
- Quelle Chris – "Look at Shorty" from Ghost At The Finish Line
- Blu – "Timejuss" and "Draginbreff" from Classic Drug References Vol.1
2014
- Jeremiah Jae – "Almost" from Good Times
- Pyramid Vritra – "Track Three" from Palace
- Homeboy Sandman – "Problems" from Hallways
- Hus Kingpin – "Pyramid Points(Knxwledge Remix)" and "Style Star(Knxwledge Remix)" from Richard Dumas: The Mixtape
- Fatima - "Underwater" from Yellow Memories
- Eagle Nebula - "Most Beautiful" from Call Me Nebs
2015
- Kendrick Lamar – "Momma" from To Pimp a Butterfly
- Big Twins – "It's a Stick Up" from Thrive 2
- Sir – "In The Sky", "Love You" and "The Bullet and the Gun" from Seven Sundays
2016
- Omarion and Ghostface Killah – "I Ain't Even Done"
- Remy Banks – "supreme interlude."
- Earl Sweatshirt feat. Knxwledge – "Balance" from Adult Swim Singles Program 2016
- Mach-Hommy – "Gnarly Dude" from F.Y.I.
- Mach-Hommy – "Fresh Off the Boat" from H.B.O. (Haitian Body Odor)
- Currensy and Alchemist – "Cartridge Remix" and "Fat Albert Remix" feat. Lil Wayne from The Carrollton Heist: Remixed
- Hodgy – "Dreaminofthinkin" from Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide
- Mach-Hommy – "Selfy Stik"
2017
- Tha God Fahim – "GreenLITE" and "Dark Shogunn" from Tha Dark Shogunn Saga Vol. 2
- Prodigy – "The Good Fight" from Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)
- Roc Marciano – "No Smoke" from Rosebudd's Revenge
- Tha God Fahim – "Tek & An O-Z" from Dreams of Medina 2
- Tha God Fahim – "Child of Destiny" from Dump Legend 2
- Action Bronson – "Hot Pepper" and "Durag vs. Headband" from Blue Chips 7000
- Mach-Hommy – "Ron van Clief" and "Faraday Cage" from Dumpmeister
- Westside Gunn – "B Lunch" from Hitler Wears Hermes V
2018
- Denmark Vessey – "Stolat" and "Sun Go Nova" from Sun Go Nova
- Action Bronson – "Live From the Moon", "Prince Charming", and "Picasso's Ear" from White Bronco
2019
- Mabanua - "Call on Me feat. Chara (Knxwledge Remix)"
2020
- Elijah Boothe – "Simple"
- Steve Arrington – "Make Ya Say Yie" and "Love Is Gone" from Down to The Lowest Terms: The Soul Sessions
2021
- Bruiser Wolf – "Momma Was A Dopefiend" from Dope Game Stupid
- Khruangbin - "Dearest Alfred (Knxwledge Remix)" from Mordechai Remixes
2022
- Quelle Chris - "The Sky is Blue Because The Sunset Is Red" from DEATHFAME
- Fatlip & Blu - "Street Life" feat. MC Eiht from Live From The End of The World, Vol 1 Demos
References
- ^ a b Sussman, Jess (August 27, 2013). "Knxwledge Readies New EP and LP for All City". XLR8R.
- ^ Simpson, Paul (n.d.). "Knxwledge". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Senay, Connor (April 2, 2020). "Five hip-hop producers you should get to know". dbknews.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Stones Throw". Stonesthrow.com. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Knxwledge bio". Mtv.com. MTV. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ Fallon, Patrick (October 24, 2013). "Rapper Proof – How Hardworking LA Beatmaker Knxwledge Became the Most Known Unknown Producer in the Game". Xlr8r. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar wins Best Rap Album GRAMMY". Grammy.com. February 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ Nelson, Daryl (January 10, 2022). "Knxwledge Gets At Meek Mill For Taking Down His Mixtape Series Over Copyright Issues". www.hiphoplately.com. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "Knxwledge Discography". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "WT9.8". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Knxwledge. - WT.PRT.16". GoldHipHop.pro. November 12, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "SIRKNX". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Mouchwa Sal (feat. Tha God Fahim & Juju Gotti)". YouTube. August 23, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Stream Mach-Hommy & Knxwledge The Spook…". Stereogum.com. May 11, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Mach-Hommy & Knxwledge – The Spook – HipHop". Hiphopa.net. March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Mach-Hommy and Knxwledge Release 'The Spook...' EP - XXL". Xxlmag.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "yesindeed_[確㠋㠍㠯ă "] | Knxwledge". Knxwledge.bandcamp.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
External links
- Living people
- African-American record producers
- American hip hop record producers
- American hip hop DJs
- Progressive rap musicians
- Stones Throw Records artists
- West Coast hip hop musicians
- 1988 births
- People from Freehold Township, New Jersey
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians
- NxWorries members