Kev Sez Starts His Career By Dying

On Jadakiss’ 2001 hit “We Gonna Make It” The Lox emcee rapped, “You know dead rappers get better promotion.” With that in mind, perhaps Kev Sez is a genius for beginning his career with his death. The first single off of the Minneapolis emcee’s full length debut, First Attempt at a Second Chance, is the song “Kev’s Dead,” and it paints a picture of both his own funeral, and rebirth, as he notes “death is only the beginning.”

The intensely personal, and heartfelt, song is a fitting preview to an album filled with the kind of emotional revelations, and lyrical dexterity that will remind listeners of what they enjoy most about underground hip-hop.

Although First Attempt at a Second Chance isn’t due out until April 1st, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to be the first to speak with Kev Sez about the project, so I caught up with him to learn more about the incredible backstory behind the album, and the amount of times he feels he’s “died.”

Read the full interview at RapReviews.com