Kenny Mason on 'RUFFS,' 'Pup Pack,' 'Stick,' JID, Lil Wayne, dogs & more!

#OurGenerationMusic #KennyMason #OGM Kenny Mason is rap’s real rockstar. Melding the auto-dripped cadences of Atlanta with heavy metal guitar riffs reminiscent of a Slipknot record, the 27-year-old emcee’s debut Angelic Hoodrat (2020) was an introspective ode and introduction to the streets he reps. However, Mason isn’t your typical ATL rapper — prioritizing making “real fire sh*t” over anything else. Tracks like “Hit,” “30,” “A+”, “Much Money” and “Pretty Thoughts” all exemplify Kenny’s artistic ability beyond the confines of a 20-bar verse. His hit song “STICK” with JID, J. Cole and Sheck Wes off Dreamville’s recent mixtape D-Day further showcased Mason’s budding star power — linking up with The Forever Story lyricist twice on his album of the year contending LP. While the self-proclaimed “Pup” rises to stardom — singing, rapping and shouting his way to the top — Mason is more off the leash than ever before on his latest album RUFFS. Preceded by its teaser EP Pup Pack, Mason’s fans have grown restless for new music in the time since Supercut dropped — gifting the game with 16 fresh-pressed tracks on Wednesday (Sept. 28). Just a week before its release, we sat down with the ATL wordsmith to chop up his new mixtape, Pup Pack, his admiration for Lil Wayne, the evolution of music, his love for dogs and much more in our latest OGM exclusive interview. Be sure to LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE! Who do you want to see us interview next? 🔰 FULL STORY 💻: https://ourgenerationmusic.com/news/k... Our Generation Music Socials   / ourgenerationmusic   https://twitter.com/ogmusicco?s=21 Hosted by: Hakeem Rowe   / ayohakeem   Shot by: Saint The Director   / saintonset   Edited by: TooSam https://www.instagram.com/toosam_/?hl=en Kenny Mason:   / kennymason   0:00 - Intros 1:34 - Hakeem and Kenny's enlightening conversation, astrology, "seeing signs" 3:50 - Quality time is the most expensive thing in life 4:42 - 'RUFFS' release party in NYC 6:53 - Kenny on 'Pup Pack,' "each song represents each swag" 8:02 - Kenny on dogs, dogs being a reoccurring theme in his music: "I just f--k with dogs... it's like unconditional love with them." 12:04 - Hakeem being born in Jamaica and moving to the States 13:55 - "Where is the best place music has taken you?" 15:26 - Kenny Mason on being vegan 17:26 - Kenny speaks on performing "STICK," creating it with JID, the success of the track 21:50 - JAY-Z v. Lil Wayne GOAT TALK 24:33 - Lil Wayne's impact on Kenny and the rap game in its current state, Wayne's mixtape era 27:09 - Rappers v. Rockstars, where does Kenny lie? 28:50 - "I just want to make fire," what Kenny wants to get out of music, making music for the moment 30:50 - Kenny on the evolution of hip-hop, genre-less nature and intent of music nowadays 34:00 - Why Frank Ocean "is the perfect artist” 35:10 - Relating the emotions surrounding Frank and Carti's music to ideologies built by Cole and Kendrick 36:18 - "What do you do outside of music?" 37:24 - The importance of "DIP!", working with JMP, visual inspirations 39:17 - Kenny Mason on 'RUFFS,' overall goal for the project 40:40 - Message for Our Generation