American producer and songwriter (born 1988)
Musical artist
Knxwledge
Knxwledge live at The Hi Hat, LA in 2016
Birth name Glen Earl Boothe[ 1] Also known as Born (1988-03-08 ) March 8, 1988 (age 37) Origin Los Angeles , California , United StatesGenres Occupations Record producer songwriter Years active 2009–present Labels Member of NxWorries Show more
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 200 releases via Bandcamp . His songs are often a mix of various genres, such as jazz , soul , old-school hip hop , and modern rap.
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.
Production discography [ edit ]
Blu – "4u" and "dotheknxwledge (Outerlude)" from Jesus
Vida Jafari – "Jukeroo" and "Movin' Remix" from Movin.EP
Co$$ – "What It Is ?" – from Before I Awoke 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 Mabanua - "Call on Me feat. Chara (Knxwledge Remix)" Bruiser Wolf – "Momma Was A Dopefiend" from Dope Game Stupid
Khruangbin - "Dearest Alfred (Knxwledge Remix)" from Mordechai Remixes 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
^ 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 .
^ "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 . Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. 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 .
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