EP. 22 UNO: "I'd Delete Lauryn Hill Before Kanye" | Philly Rap, Armed Security & Slow Burn

Send us Fan MailPhilly rapper UNO works armed security in the city's nightlife and writes bars in the same week. In this episode of The Kenlo Show, she breaks down growing up between Germantown Friends and the block, why she walked away from the hustle after writing a song called "No More," the process of proving her Shinnecock lineage on paper, and why she'd erase Lauryn Hill's catalog before she'd touch Kanye's.She also talks about being the person everyone calls and nobody checks on, how she built "Toxic" off the feel of a beat, and what's coming on her nine-song LP, Slow Burn.WHO IS UNO?UNO is a rapper, songwriter, and armed security professional from Philadelphia. She came up through slam poetry before moving into hip hop, is a member of the Shinnecock community through her father, and released the singles "Toxic" and "Sweet For It" ahead of her upcoming nine-track LP Slow Burn.CHAPTERS0:00 Cold open1:24 Where the name "Who Sent You" came from2:03 Her mom had her at 16, so they grew up together3:45 What the block taught her that school couldn't5:39 From slam poetry to rap8:35 Germantown Friends and finding the opportunity9:59 Why her white classmates never faced the same consequences12:38 The song "No More" and how she walked away14:40 Why she carries a Merriam-Webster vocabulary builder16:48 Owning a room before anybody lets you19:17 Being a woman in armed security21:51 The closest she's come to a night going bad24:17 Harder room to hold: security or hip hop?27:34 GEMINI GAMES: Kanye vs Lauryn vs Andre vs Kendrick33:57 Proving Shinnecock lineage on paper41:27 Being the rock nobody checks on44:38 What it costs to be the one who never falls apart50:08 Rapid fire: Beans, College Dropout, best flow in Philly52:32 How "Toxic" got made56:58 "It is what it is until it ain't"59:18 Inside a four-hour studio session1:01:58 Advice for artists in the ebb and flow1:04:01 Where to find UNO1:06:29 LIVE PERFORMANCESupport the showFollow the Kenlo Showhttps://www.instagram.com/thekenloshow/Follow Ya girl Kenlo here :https://www.instagram.com/yogirlkenlo_/