Kenekia’s love for music started very early in her life. By the time she was able to walk she knew that dancing would be second nature to her as well as her love for song. As a teenager she would enter herself into the local talent shows in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Kenekia later found herself performing regularly at local nightclub expressing herself either by song or dance. In high school though a very quiet student everyone knew about her dancing abilities. Kenekia found that her peers and teachers would call upon her with the task of being on the dance team and choreographing most of the routines for Senior Class Day. However, her undying passion for music did not stop. A student at Alabama State University, she managed yet more shows around the campus of ASU. Kenekia has performed at ASU Homecoming event with then college classmate Suan aka “Delishious” of MTV’s Flava of Love. In 2004-2005 she worked for Clear Channel radio station(Power 93.3) a syndicated morning show with Doug Banks. With her tenacious drive she managed to work as an intern at a radio station while simultaneously teaching dance classes at Saba International Dance School. While at Power 93.3 due to her accessibility to many celebrities, Kenekia started to pursue another one of her longtime passions to write her own demo hip-hop magazine called Epok. She has interviewed and met Lil Scrappy, Keisha Cole Cee-Lo, Pastor Troy, Crime Mobb, Rasheeda, Master P, Marques Houston, Gucci Man are just a few. Not satisfied with the slow pace of the South, Kenakia realized that major auditions was what she definitely needed to move to the next level of her career. In 2006 she auditioned for American Idol three times. First in Memphis, Tennessee, Chicago, North Carolina, and Birmingham, Al. Not even dismayed by her three attempts, Kenakia followed up the next year with more auditions. In 2007, Kenekia auditioned for Beyonce’s World Wide Tour in Atlanta, Ga, and Bellarie, Texas.
