Hip-hop producer Knxwledge has lent his versatile beats to artists like Kendrick Lamar and Joey Bada$$ and earned critical raves as one-half of the funk-soul duo NxWorries, alongside singer-rapper Anderson .Paak.
• Knxwledge grew up playing instruments in church, listening to hip-hop on the radio, and absorbing the music of legendary Detroit producer J. Dilla.
• He coproduced “Momma” for Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly.
• In 2016, Knxwledge and Anderson .Paak showcased their chemistry on Yes Lawd!, the debut album by their duo NxWorries.
• Knxwledge’s 2020 album 1988—his second LP for the venerable hip-hop label Stones Throw—is 38 minutes of cleansing gospel, groovy slow jams, soulful ballads, and snippets of interviews and conversations.
Influenced by KnxwledgeKnxwledge has influenced the music of Midnight Alpha, Cisco Swank, Fletcher Reed and more.