Serengeti (rapper)
| Serengeti | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Cohn |
| Also known as | KDz, Derek, Kenny Dennis, Lee, Geti King |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres |
Hip hop Alternative hip hop Underground hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Anticon, F5 Records, Golden Floyd Records, Bonafyde Recordings, Audio 8 Recordings, Breakfast Records, Graveface Records |
| Associated acts | Yoni Wolf, Jel, Odd Nosdam, Advance Base, Son Lux, Sufjan Stevens, Polyphonic, Tha Grimm Teachaz, Friday Night, Yoome, Sickerman, Open Mike Eagle |
| Website | thekennydennis |
David Cohn, better known by his stage name Serengeti, is an alternative hip hop artist from Chicago, Illinois.
In 2007, Serengeti released the collaborative album Don't Give Up with fellow local producer Polyphonic. The duo released their second album Terradactyl on Anticon in 2009.
Serengeti's solo album, Family & Friends, was released on the label in 2011. It was produced by Yoni Wolf of Why? and Owen Ashworth of Advance Base and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.
He is a member of Sisyphus along with Son Lux and Sufjan Stevens. The trio released Beak & Claw in February 2012 and a self-titled album in 2014. Serengeti released Kenny Dennis EP and C.A.R. later that year. The EP and the album are both produced by Jel and Odd Nosdam.
Serengeti's music is a sharp departure from most mainstream hip hop, which he considers "depressing" and always consists of "the same redundant ideas." His music includes numerous references to Chicago culture often done in character as one of his several personae. On the title track of his album Dennehy, Serengeti assumes the role of "Kenny," a married man who loves Chicago Bears and Chicago White Sox with a thick Chicago accent reminiscent of Bill Swerski's Superfans. The track makes numerous references that would be well known to a Chicagoan, including the radio station WCKG, polish and Italian sausage, Tom Skilling, Mike Ditka, Dave Corzine, Portillo's Restaurants and "The Super Bowl Shuffle."
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