K.A.A.N.

Brandon Perry (born January 13, 1991), better known by his stage name K.A.A.N. ("knowledge above all nonsense."), is an American rapper and songwriter from Howard County, Maryland.

K.A.A.N. (Knowledge Above All Nonsense)
Birth name	Brandon Perry
Born	(1991-01-13) January 13, 1991 Howard County, Maryland, U.S.
Origin	Howard County, Maryland
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2015-present
Labels	Redefinition Records K.A.A.N. U Made Us What We Are

K.A.A.N. is known best for his quick rapping (which reaches up to 13 syllables per second in some verses), and his deep lyrics. His music is usually based around his early life.

Biography

K.A.A.N. grew up with an abusive father. He talks constantly about wanting to show he is worth it and about his anxiety and depression, along with other mental health issues. At the age of 10, he bought everything Tupac had put out. He also listened to artists such as Nas and Eminem. Brandon Perry worked in masonry early in his career and also worked at a construction company, along with numerous other jobs he references having in his music and interviews. He came up with the name K.A.A.N. while he was working desk front at a hotel, getting it from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but he changed the H to an A to make it into an acronym that had meaning to him: "Knowledge Above All nonsense".

Musical Career

Brandon Perry began writing music in 2012 and started recording in 2013 after he witnessed a Logic concert in Baltimore. He has stated that his favorite part of music is the expressionist part. he's quoted on saying "Like how you can say the craziest thoughts, feelings, and emotions inside of you, put it in over instruments, put it out—and then you find there are people that feel exactly the same as you do. I spend all of my free time writing or recording. I work best when I’m just left alone, so I’m always isolated without any real human interaction, so its cool that I can be cut off from the world, but still be able to express my self and the way I feel." He goes on to talk about how music is the only therapy he has. Brandon states that he doesn't make music unless he believes it has substance to it, and that he differentiates himself by just how relatable his lyrics can be. K.A.A.N. is very hard on himself. He does not listen to any of his music because he "would take it all down". His favorite part of music is the honesty in his lyrics.

Early Career

K.A.A.N. started his career in 2012 when he started writing raps, but he never recorded until 2013. His first release was his album Losing my religion on April 28th, 2014. he followed that up with the release 25 singles, including of his single Kaancepts on September 2nd, 2014, before he released his next mixtape Abstract Art in February 2015.

Projects

In 2014, K.A.A.N. released his first official album, "Losing My Religion", which had 18 tracks. He has since released 14 mixtapes, his most successful being Abstract Art, 1/12/199?, and Eclectic Audio. Brandon has released many singles as well. His most successful songs are Concealed The Outro off of the Abstract Art mixtape, Pheonix off of Eclectic Music, and Kaancepts 2 off of 1/12/199?

Abstract Art is a mixtape released in 2015. K.A.A.N. wrote it originally with 17 songs that took him and his producer 8 months to make, but the feeling of the mixtape was not what K.A.A.N. had envisioned so he got rid of most of the songs and replaced them with more personal songs. It is his most popular mixtape to date.

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