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Birth name | Daniel Jerome Jenrette [1] |
Born | Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. [2] | January 11, 2002
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Years active | 2019–present [2] |
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Daniel Jerome Jenrette [1] (born January 11, 2002), [4] known professionally as Dro Kenji, is an American rapper and singer from Summerville, South Carolina. [2] He is currently signed to record producer Nick Mira's MiraTouch label, Internet Money Records, and 10K Projects. [3] [2]
In 2019, at the age of 17, Dro Kenji started rapping. In June 2021, he released his fourth studio album, F*ck Your Feelings. [5] In January 2022, he released his fifth studio album, With or Without You, with appearances from Scorey, Highway, and Internet Money. [6] In August 2022, he released his sixth studio album, Anywhere But Here, with appearances from DC the Don, Mike Dimes, NoCap, Ka$hdami, and midwxst. On August 18, 2023, he released his seventh studio album, Wish You Were Here, with appearances from Mike Dimes . [7]
Studio albums
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Tears and Pistols |
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Race Me to Hell |
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Eat Your Heart Out [10] |
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F*ck Your Feelings |
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With or Without You |
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Anywhere but Here |
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Wish You Were Here |
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Compilation albums
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Headliners: Dro Kenji |
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Lost in Here |
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As lead artist
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"Rokstarr" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
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"Rob da Bank" |
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"Knot" (with KobeKo) |
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"Finnished" (featuring KobeKo) | 2020 | Get Up Wit Me! |
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"Save Me" | Pistols and Tears |
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"Up" | Race Me to Hell |
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"Houdini" |
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"Superstar" | 2021 | F*ck Your Feelings |
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"Vanish" | With or Without You |
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"Finders Keepers" (featuring Scorey & Internet Money) |
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"Somebody I Know" (with Era) | 2022 | Non-album singles |
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"They Don't Know" | Anywhere but Here |
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"My World" (with KillBunk) | Pilot |
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"Step Back" (with Mike Dimes) | Anywhere but Here |
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"UDntLuvMe" | 2023 | Non-album singles |
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"Arsonist" |
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As featured artist
Title | Year | Album | Details |
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"Run em Down" (Graham Lake & Avelino featuring Dro Kenji) | 2022 | Non-album singles |
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"KISS 'N TELL" (Mike Dimes featuring Dro Kenji) | 2023 |
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Steve Juon writing for Rap Reviews describes Dro Kenji's music in the following manner: "His music is not an evolution, a revolution, or any kind of solution. It’s just the same nihilistic world view of a generation that grew up in a world where you had to live it up fast because Death comes even faster." [18]
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