February 6, 2020 | 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Cost:
Free
Wyoming Union Gardens
Address:, Laramie, WY 82071 United States
Contact:
Phone
3077665630
Email:
jkirk3@uwyo.edu

Additional Information

MLK DOD is proud to partner with Studio Wyo to host hip-host artist Keenan the First as part of MLK DOD week.

Keenan the First's performance will occur immediately following the MLK DOD keynote at 8 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Gardens. The event is free and open to the public.

Keenan The First is a versatile, hybrid artist, with sounds in the rap and R&B sections of the hip-hop genre, and he serves as one of the budding young songwriting talents in the music industry. This past year, he worked alongside Sony Music and Reach Records as a songwriter, and his song “It’s You,” with Aleks James, appeared in Episode 10 of CW’s “All American,” which is available on Netflix.

He is a former UW football player from Chicago, Ill. Montgomery, a UW English graduate who also is an accomplished writer, played wide receiver and special teams for the Cowboys from 2011-14.

Keenan The First website: https://www.keenanthefirst.com/