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Kayin, (aka/Kenn Horton) a native Californian joined forces with Mario (T.C) Cunningham in 2004 and created A.Z. - Addic, after traveling extensively in the late ’90s throughout the Inland Empire and portions of Los Angeles with the locally but well-known 360 degree‘s Crew. A chamber ensemble of well put together MC’s which were chosen by Whiz of the infamous BCC, (Black Circle Click) to open a new chapter in the forefront of the I.E. hip hop movement. Now, a upcoming and inspiring artist in the Arizona local hip hop movement, Kayin has served as a much looked over but vital vein that assembles this pugnacious and strong body of South West hip hop.
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From the early days of running with homegrown rap crews like, the P-Mobb Click, Jynx Foes, and the familiar 3.6.0 Crew. To the present, he has also performed with South West veterans Y.B.M, the Mo‘ Thugs affiliated West coast Don (Caz), and the veteran Dub Deuce Mafia. As a MC scholar, Kayin has performed in many Arizona local hip hop venues such as the Blount Club, Chasers, the Brick House, the Big Fish, and Jackson’s on Third just to name a few.
has performed with many diverse artists ranging from Hieroglyphics to serving as MC for a contemporary rock band named Big Mouth Mason. In addition to releases on the Flipside Label with the “Protocol” project, Kayin can be heard with new releases on multiple web sites and web pages including Myspace and Reverbnation.
While the vast majority of Kayin's performances are in the Hip Hop genre, he is the front man for the acclaimed Phoenix-based experimental band “Protocol“, and can also be found flowing on everything from rhythm and blues to chopped ’n’ screwed, (or screwed ’n’ chopped) at various different venues throughout the city.



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