# Kenn Starr > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kenn_Starr > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kenn_Starr.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenn_Starr > Source revision: 1350980343 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Kenneth Jones**, known as **Kenn Starr** is an American rapper from [Suffolk](/source/Suffolk,_Virginia), [Virginia](/source/Virginia), currently residing in the [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.) metro area. Starr is a member of the Low Budget Crew and also the duo Isaac Jones. His solo debut album, *[Starr Status](/source/Starr_Status)*, was released in 2006. *Square One* was released in 2015. His latest album, *Cold* was released June 24 2025 [1][2] ## Music career ### Low Budget Crew **Low Budget Crew** (also known as **Low Budget Productions**) is a collective of [Hip hop musicians](/source/Hip_hop_music) based in the [Washington D.C.](/source/Washington_D.C.) area. The crew was formed in the early 2000s, and Starr joined in 2001 with D.C. locals [Oddisee](/source/Oddisee), Kev Brown, Critically Acclaimed, and Cy Young.[3] The first all-round Low Budget release was producer Kev Brown's *I Do What I Do*, in 2005, followed by Kenn Starr's *[Starr Status](/source/Starr_Status)*, in 2006. ### Solo career Starr's connection with fellow Low Budget Crew producer Oddisee landed him a deal with New York-based indie label Halftooth Records, which released his debut single, "If", featuring [Talib Kweli](/source/Talib_Kweli) and [Asheru](/source/Asheru), in early 2004. "If" and its [B-side](/source/B-side), "Walk the Walk", were included on the Halftooth Records compilation, *You Don't Know the Half*. The single led to a number of guest appearances including: [The Foreign Exchange](/source/The_Foreign_Exchange)'s "The Answer", [Wordsworth](/source/Wordsworth_(rapper))'s "Head High", and [Symbolyc One](/source/Symbolyc_One) and [Illmind](/source/Illmind)'s "Guilty Pleasures". In June 2006, Starr released *The Starr Report*, a mixtape featuring most of his unreleased guest appearances on albums by the likes of [Supastition](/source/Supastition), [Cesar Comanche](/source/Cesar_Comanche), The Foreign Exchange, and Kev Brown; followed by the single "Against the Grain". ### 2006: *Starr Status* On August 29, 2006, Starr's debut album, *[Starr Status](/source/Starr_Status)*, was released, featuring production from Illmind, Khrysis, Kev Brown, Oddisee, DJ Roddy Rod and [M-Phazes](/source/M-Phazes). Featured guests on the album included Kev Brown, Starr's Isaac Jones partner Sean Born, Supastition, Median, [Talib Kweli](/source/Talib_Kweli) and [Asheru](/source/Asheru). The album features the single "Against the Grain" b/w "Waitin' on You"/"Back at it Again", and the bonus track "If", Starr's 2004 debut single. *Starr Status* garnered the rapper attention from magazines including [Scratch](/source/Scratch_(magazine)), [The Source](/source/The_Source_(magazine)), and JIVE, who called Starr "one of the best MCs in the game".[4] ### 2009: *It's Still Real* In 2009, Starr released the mixtape *It's Still Real*. The unmixed non-tape is a discography update of sorts – collecting the guest appearances and collaborations Kenn has done since his 2006 debut, *Starr Status*. Included are production and appearances by the likes of [9th Wonder](/source/9th_Wonder), Kev Brown, [Marco Polo](/source/Marco_Polo_(producer)), Oddisee, [Raheem DeVaughn](/source/Raheem_DeVaughn), [Wale](/source/Wale_(rapper)), and more. ### 2010–present: *Square One* Starr's second full-length album, entitled "Square One," was originally scheduled for 2011 but eventually released in 2015 on Mello Music Group.[5][6][7] ## Discography ### Albums - *[Starr Status](/source/Starr_Status)* (Halftooth Records, 2006) - *Square One* (Mello Music Group, 2015) [8] - *COLD* (South 7th Street Music, 2025) ### Mixtapes - *The Starr Report* (2006) - *It's Still Real* (2009) ## References 1. ["Kenn Starr - Album Discography - AllMusic"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenn-starr-mn0000079240/discography). *AllMusic*. Retrieved 2016-05-16. 1. ["Kenn Starr :: Square One :: Mello Music Group"](http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2015_01_squareone.html). *www.rapreviews.com*. Retrieved 2016-05-16. 1. [ allmusic ((( Kenn Starr > Overview )))] 1. [Kenn Starr - Starr Status](http://www.okayplayer.com/nowhearthis/nht_kennstarr.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070630000403/http://www.okayplayer.com/nowhearthis/nht_kennstarr.html) June 30, 2007 at the Wayback Machine 1. ["Kenn Starr & Finale – Home Comes First (prod. by Apollo Brown)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234004/http://bloggerhouse.net/2010/12/16/kenn-starr-finale-home-comes-first-prod-by-apollo-brown/). Archived from [the original](http://bloggerhouse.net/2010/12/16/kenn-starr-finale-home-comes-first-prod-by-apollo-brown/) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016. 1. ["Square One"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150228070241/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/square-one/id941861472). *iTunes*. Archived from [the original](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/square-one/id941861472) on February 28, 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016. 1. Kyles, Yohance (2015-02-16). ["Three Questions With Kenn Starr"](http://allhiphop.com/2015/02/16/exclusive-three-questions-kenn-starr-square-one-mello-music-group/). *Exclusive Hip Hop News, Interviews, Rumors, Rap & Music Videos - Allhiphop*. Retrieved 2016-05-16. 1. ["Kenn Starr - Square One"](http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2423/title.kenn-starr-square-one) hiphop.dx.com Retrieved 2016-5-16 ## External links - [Video interview with UndergroundHipHop.com](http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/video/detail.asp?ID=471) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012119/http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/video/detail.asp?ID=471) 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - [Kenn Starr's blog](http://kennstarr.hhhead.com) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090208223930/http://kennstarr.hhhead.com/) 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kenn Starr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenn_Starr) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenn_Starr?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.