KennyHoopla

Kenneth La'ron[1] (born August 5, 1997[2][3]), known by his stage name KennyHoopla, is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. He is primarily known from his singles "Lost Cause", "How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?", and "Estella". He released his debut EP How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway? on May 15, 2020.[4]

KennyHoopla
Birth nameKenneth La'ron
Born (1997-08-05) August 5, 1997
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated actsTravis Barker

Early life

La'ron was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[5] When asked about his earliest musical memory, La'ron recalled recording a "horrible" freestyle rap on a cassette toy his mother gave him when he was around 10 years old.[6]

Music career

2016–2019: Beneath the Willow Tree and other singles

KennyHoopla began posting songs to his SoundCloud page in 2016. On October 5, 2016, he released an EP titled Beneath the Willow Tree to SoundCloud, which consisted of some of the tracks he had posted throughout the year, as well as some new songs.[7] The EP received acclaim from several music blogs, who considered him an artist to watch.[8][9] On October 26, he uploaded the song "Cave" to SoundCloud, which became his most streamed song on the site at the time.[10]

On August 6, 2017, he released his debut commercial single "Waves", along with a music video. This was followed by "Sickness" in 2018. On February 1, 2019, he released the single "Lost Cause",[11] which became his most popular song at the time and gained him more exposure. Its music video was released on February 6.[12] This was followed by "Sore Loser" on September 18, which was also positively received.[13][14]

2020–present: How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway? and upcoming debut album

On February 4, 2020, KennyHoopla released the single "How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?"[15] This track quickly became his most popular song to date, becoming his first song to reach 1 million views on YouTube, and garnering praise for its unique post-punk and new wave inspired sound.[16] The track also received radio play on alternative music stations, and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. On March 12, he released the follow-up single, "The World is Flat and This is the Edge".[17]

On May 13, 2020, he released the single "Plastic Door", and announced that his EP How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway? would be released that Friday, May 15.[18] The EP received critical acclaim, being praised for its versatile mixture of sounds such as indie rock, hip hop, pop punk, and drum and bass.[19][4] On August 28, he released a reworked version of his 2019 single "Lost Cause", featuring guest vocals from grandson.[20] On October 14, he released another version of the song, this time featuring guest vocals from Jesse Rutherford of The Neighbourhood.

On October 12, 2020, he revealed that he is working on his debut album.[21] Two days later, on October 14, he posted a picture to his Twitter account of him in the studio with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.[22] On November 20, he released the song "Estella", which features Barker on drums. Its music video was released five days later, on November 25.[23]

KennyHoopla is scheduled to support Yungblud in London on his Occupy the UK tour in 2021.[24]

Extended plays
Title Details
Beneath the Willow Tree
  • Released: October 5, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?
  • Released: May 15, 2020
  • Label: Arista Records, Mogul Vision
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Peak

Chart

Positions

 Album
US Alt.
"Waves" 2017 — non-album singles
"Sickness" 2018 —
"Lost Cause"
(solo, with Grandson, or featuring Jesse)		 2019 —
"Sore Loser" — How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?
"How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?" 2020 8[25]
"The World is Flat and This is the Edge" —
"Plastic Door" —
"Estella"
(featuring Travis Barker)		 18 TBA
Title Year Peak

Chart

Positions

 Album
US Alt.
"Blood"
(Nothing,Nowhere featuring KennyHoopla & Judge)		 2020 — Trauma Factory

References
  1. "Kennyhoopla | Primary Talent International". primarytalent.com.
  2. "Forward Motions: KennyHoopla on Music as Escapism". Made of Millions Foundation.
  3. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  4. "KennyHoopla Is Magnetic on New 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//' EP". HYPEBEAST.
  5. "KennyHoopla - Paradigm Talent Agency". www.paradigmagency.com.
  6. "Get To Know... KennyHoopla". diymag.com.
  7. "Beneath The Willow Tree// (EP)". SoundCloud.
  8. "Kenny Hoopla – Beneath The Willow Tree// EP". October 5, 2016.
  9. Solotaroff-Webber, Henry. "608 Release: Kenny Hoopla dazes, amazes on debut EP".
  10. "CAVE// (prod. taxpurposes)" – via soundcloud.com.
  11. "KennyHoopla's "Lost Cause//" Visuals Paint Him as an Alt-R&B Purveyor [PREMIERE] / Ones To Watch". Ones To Watch.
  12. "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  13. "PREMIERE: KennyHoopla Wins with New Nostalgia on "Sore Loser//"". FLOOD.
  14. "Meeting Faith Halfway: KennyHoopla's Time is Now". Complex.
  15. "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  16. "KennyHoopla is the life of the party in his "how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//" video". The FADER.
  17. "KennyHoopla drops new song "the world is flat and this is the edge//": Stream". March 12, 2020.
  18. "KennyHoopla brings the feels with new track 'plastic door//'". Dork.
  19. Angell, Jack (May 14, 2020). "Here's why the only artist KennyHoopla is trying to sound like is himself".
  20. "KennyHoopla teams up with Grandson for 'lostcause//' reworking". diymag.com.
  21. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  22. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  23. https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-kennyhoopla-and-travis-barker-drive-around-town-in-new-estella-video-2826053
  24. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  25. "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
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