K-Dence

09/06/2026

BEEN PRO-UNITY SINCE DAY ONE! BLACK LOVE & BROWN PRIDE, LET'S GO!!!

09/06/2026

ONLY IN SANTA ANA: RAWK100 throwing the Hundred Proof Cypher in downtown SA. Hosted by the humorous FREDDY THE WIZARD. The cypher has been ongoing for 4 years and hosts MCs and beat makers alike. Dope vibe, every first Saturday of the month! Come thru!

09/06/2026

08/21/2026

New Release: "Juegos De Muerte" by GAM P & BC1 (Prod. by K-Dence)

This song is a fierce dystopian anthem about a working-class populace crushed under the thumb of a predatory oligarchy and oppressive worldwide policies. It paints a bleak picture of our near-future reality defined by cyber slavery and constant surveillance, while directly critiquing authoritarian leadership. Ultimately, the track serves as a rallying cry for revolution, positioning the everyday common person as the planet's last line of defense and the sole hope for overthrowing this systemic sickness.

08/11/2026

NEW RELEASE:
"Love Is" by RIYQO (Prod. by K-Dence for BeatsAfterDark)

08/09/2026

A K-DENCE promotional shirt from over 20 years ago (2005)—promoting my MySpace page. I hear MySpace is making a comeback. Let's go!

07/13/2026

K-DENCE ORIGINS: PART 5 - CHUNG KING STUDIOS & KMA STUDIO INTERNSHIP. I was blessed to have set foot in the most legendary and iconic recording studio in the Hip Hop world. Chung King studios operated from 1986 to 2015 and recorded countless notable Hip Hop acts: Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Busta Rhymes, Notorious BIG, Tupac Shakur, Method Man, ODB, Nas, Jay-Z, and Kanye West. Just to name a few.

This was the first control room I entered. You could feel the oozing of creative energy from past artists that had been here.

This would be the second control room that I set foot into. The red ambient lighting definitely added a certain creative vibe.

These were the many record plaques that the studio received. Following, I took a snapshot of a couple notable ones.

NAS "Illmatic." This right here was the pinnacle of Hip Hop that I grew up listening to. This album was so monumental and life-changing that I believe it marked the transition from 1980s style Hip Hop to the Golden age of hip hop in the 90s.

Outkast "ATLiens" This was another album that ushered in the Golden era of Atlanta Hip Hop. For me, these guys brought Atlanta Hip Hop to NYC's attention.

3rd Bass "The Cactus Album". This was the debut album by Hip Hop trio 3rd Bass (MC Serch, Pete Nice, DJ Richie Rich). This album is notable for featuring the recording debut of rapper Zev Love X of KMD, later known as MF Doom on the hit single, "The Gas Face."

Although I am not a fan of T.I., I respect the work he did at Chung King studios.

Erykah Badu "Baduizm." This was the album that presented Neo Soul to the world. The smooth soulful Jazz chords and fused with live drumming, but with a bit of New York City grit was the attention grabber here. Many Neo Soul artists have tried to top this album, but this still remains top tier and the songs are timeless.

I had the privilege of landing an internship at KMA (Kiss My Ass) studios. The studio was located inside the Brill building, smack in the middle of Times Square. My internship would eventually come to an end here as the studio lost its lease and ultimately had to relocate South to the meatpacking district. Because of the relocation,

07/06/2026

This was 5Pointz in Long Island City, Queens, New York. I was lucky enough to visit months before it's sudden demolition. 5Pointz served as the "Mecca" of the global graffiti and street art movement.

5Pointz was a world famous, 200,000 sqft industrial complex, featuring over 11,000 murals and famously visible from the elevated 7 train.

The iconic, A Tribe Called Quest mural located in St. Albans, Queens (192-10 Linden Blvd). The mural is painted on the side wall of Nu-Clear Cleaners, the exact dry cleaners where the group stood on the roof to film their legendary 1991 music video for "Check the Rhime."

The Big L mural is located in the heart of Harlem, Manhattan. Big L grew up here on 140th street. The city officially co-named this exact intersection "Lamont 'Big L' Coleman Way.

Walking around Brooklyn, specifically Bed-Stuy and Fort Greene, you'll bump into these two murals of Biggie Smalls.The Commandante Biggie mural is located at: 690-694 Fulton St, Brooklyn NY 11217.

Pictured above is chocolate milk and butter crunch cookies. If you remember the nostalgia packed line in Biggie Smalls's "Sky's the Limit," he reminisces about his childhood school day snack. "So we rolled with em, stole with em. I mean loyalty: ni**az bought me milks at lunch. THE MILKS WAS CHOCOLATE, THE COOKIES, BUTTER CRUNCH. And yes, it was delicious!

This Kool Herc mural was on display at 5Pointz Long Island City, Queens, New York.

The Duck Down Music mascot made an appearance at a Boot Camp Click SummerStage appearance. I took a quick snapshot, while the group performed "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka."

New York City SummerStage knows how to choose great summer performances for their summer stage series. This Rakim performance was legendary, where he rapped over his old and new songs.

This was another legendary encounter. I met 9th Wonder and Rhapsody at Sounds of Brazil in Manhattan. Rhapsody was friendliest in person, although she could bag any male MC on the mic.

If you know who this is, kudos to you. This is one of the best producers in the game, Illmind. I met him at a beat production seminar along with Bob Power. Not only was Illmind approachable, he was friendly as well.

07/02/2026

K-DENCE ORIGINS: PART 3B - NY Friends! One thing about New York is that you'll make friends easily and keep 'em for life. New Yorkers are extroverted, so it's imperative you become extroverted, as well. New York can be a rough place to live, but friends make the city palatable.

This picture was taken with a good friend Stevaleo 😎✨💰🗽🚴🏾🙏🏾💪🏾🚂💨💨💨 and crew.

I met these two, hustling on the streets of New York City. We instantly clicked and began hanging out, visiting restaurants, hanging out at bars, and having fun.

Pictured above, is the homie Taswaysha Taswaysha T Moltisanti and the Dominican homie, Wilson .

I convinced my parents to come visit one November. They were in for a big surprise, due to the cold weather during that time. Luckily they were able to see the key spots around New York. The highlight of their trip was seeing the Christmas spectacular at Radio City Music Hall.

I absolutely loved hanging out with these South African friends. Not only were they hospitable, they made me feel like I was home, even though I was over 3,000 miles away.

Pictured above to the left of me is Blanche ( Blanche Mthembu ), myself, Kno, and Wendy.

The iconic Brooklyn Bridge, a picture taken with friends at the park with the same name. To the left is SunMoon, then Tanzania, Shaquah, and myself. I actually meet SunMoon on Myspace, as he is also a Hip Hop producer hailing from Philadelphia.

This was on my birthday hanging out with more friends at a popular upscale bar. To the left of me is Loretta and to the right is Pai, the Korean homie.

This picture was taken at the famous NYC studio, Chung King studios. I met these Memphis, Tennessee natives at an AES convention and we got invited to tour the studio. To the far left is Webb, then Antonius, myself, and Gloria.

This picture was taken inside a New York City taxi cab, while on our way to some shenanigans. To the left of me was my then girlfriend, Shaquah, and to the right, Lena from Ghana, West Africa.

I was so excited to have my nephews visit me one winter. A piece of home was with me for a few hours since they had a 24 hour layover. I took them to get New York City Pizza and of course the obligatory tour around Times