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Knxwledge (on the right) live at The Hi Hat, LA in 2016
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Birth name | Glen Earl Boothe |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
March 8, 1988
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Glen Earl Boothe (born March 10, 1988), better known by his stage name Knxwledge, is an American instrumental hip hop musician raised in New Jersey and Philadelphia, currently based in Los Angeles. Since 2009, he has had 83 releases via Bandcamp. In 2012, he released a 53 track retrospective compilation on cassette, which was released by Leaving Records. In 2010, he released his debut album Klouds via All City. His songs are often a mix of various genres, such as jazz, soul, old-school hip hop, and modern rap. In 2015, he produced the track "Momma" on Kendrick Lamar's junior release, To Pimp a Butterfly.
His recent work alongside Anderson .Paak as the duo NxWorries has received critical acclaim.