Kentavia Miller (born June 6, 1994), known professionally as KenTheMan, is an American rapper. In 2022, she was selected for the ''XXL'' magazine's Annual Freshman Class list. The same year, she released her single "Not My Nigga", which became viral on

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. In the following year, she signed to Roc Nation. Despite her

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, Miller is female.

Early life

Kentavia Miller was born in

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in 1994.

Career

KenTheMan's stage name was originally an

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. While signing up for the music platform

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as an artist, she wanted to use the name "Ken", but noticed there were already many people on the platform operating under that name. She opted to use the aforementioned stage name instead. After completing high school, KenTheMan enrolled in college. She dropped out, but later re-enrolled in music courses, believing that discomfort would make her into a better musician. She dropped out again after deciding the approach wasn't working out well, and agreeing with her father that she would enroll once again if being a rapper didn't work out. Initially working jobs as a waitress, KenTheMan worked as a delivery woman for the food service app

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. She wrote the song "He Be Like" while working. The song became KenTheMan's first success as an artist. In 2021, she released the project ''What's My Name''. It was ranked by ''

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'' as the 16th best hip-hop album of the year. On October 14, 2022, KenTheMan released the single "Not My Nigga".

Personal life

Miller is a mother.

Discography

* ''What's My Name'' (2021)

References

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