Ep. 235: Kenny McCloud: From Union City to Hip Hop History
This special live episode was recorded on stage at Discovery Park of America during our 2026 Juneteenth celebration. We sat down with Union City native Kenny McCloud, a musician, songwriter, producer and studio owner whose journey took him from childhood dreams in northwest Tennessee to the center of West Coast hip-hop history. McCloud shares how cartoons, local musicians, school bands, funk and soul first sparked his imagination and eventually led him from Union City to Wisconsin and California, where he co-founded Blackhole Recording Studio and worked with some of the biggest names in…
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