Born in Berkley, California, raised in East Oakland (96th and Hillside) till the age of 10, and then moving to Sacramento, California where he spent most of his childhood, "Kenex" has been rapping since the tender age of 7.
Insipired by emerging bay area artists like Tupac, Digital Underground, and The Luniz, he got his first big break opening up for other local Bay area artists like Richie Rich and Ant Banks.
As a young teenage rapper, the streets were calling, and "Kenex" answered. He started hanging out with local hustlers learning the drug game. He started hustlin in high school. "I lost a lot of friends and family members to the game", says Kenex. "I got robbed for my jewels at gun point and almost died that night. My moms convinced me that God has given me a second chance to pursue my passion and love as a rapper, to make a difference with talents I was blessed with."
In 2004, he sparked the interest of several notable producers at the Billboard Music Awards in Miami, Florida. He also gained equal respect after performing and freestylin' for all in attendance. But with the industry flooded with new artists, "Kenex" quickly learned the meaning of "hype-nitous" and continued to write new material everyday.
In 2005, he was introduced to Eli McCoy (aka "Prophet"), founder of Street Genius, a new independent record label with an original vision, to be "Organic".Aftermathmusic.com:
How is Eminem..s coming along? Everybody wants to know when it's coming out with his album. Is there a working title for the project?
Rikanatti
Eminem is a man before anything. His family is 1 priority. So he is holding that down. He is working on a album. Cashis named Em's album King Mathers. That is the real name of the project. That just shows what type of relationship that Cashis has with Em. When Eem's album drops just expect it to continue his legacy. Nothing but classics.
Aftermathmusic.com:
Can you name some of the artists that you produced for in the past 12 months?
Rikanatti
I just did that joint "Can't move me" Cashis ft Young De & Mitchy Slick. We shootin a video in about a week for that joint. Got that "Why not" Philly Remix coming ft Cashis, Young De (from tangled thoughts) Freeway, and Black Thought, a joint called "Stuck in the violence" ft Cashis, Freeway and Spider Loc and Young Blacc and "Crazy" ft Cashis, Crooked I, Glasses Malone, Kurupt and Young De. We doin a video for that, too. I'm workin with Young Buck, Cypress Hill, The Young Gunners, Glasses Malone, Alchemist, Roccet, Pettie Crack, Young De, Spider Loc, Mr. Fab, Hot Rod, Crooked I, Bishop Lamont, Kenex from Sacramento, Kurupt, Federation, I also collab with producers. Me and Jake One workin on tracks together, me and The Bizness doin tracks. 08 is gonna be big for me.
