Kenny Allstar

This led to a permanent engagement with BBC Radio 1Xtra, when the platform brought him back in Oct. 2018 to take over the Friday night slot of DJ Semtex, who left after having worked with the station for 15 years. Making the announcement, Mark Strippel, 1XTra's head of programmes, described Kenny as a "core champion for the UK scene."

In 2018, Kenny was a major presence at Notting Hill Carnival, playing numerous sets at stages and parties across the city.

Kenny's debut album, Block Diaries, was released 5 October 2018 on Columbia Records. Its 17 tracks bring more than 30 musicians together and, DJ-style, take the listener on a tour of London's musical landscape, covering a variety of styles: UK rap, drill, Afroswing, grime. It features a number of rappers and other artists who came into the studio to produce with Kenny for the project, including 67, Not3s, SNE, Abra Cadabra, Belly Squad, and M Huncho. "Tracksuit Love," the album's first single, a collaboration with Headie One, drew over 2.3 million views on YouTube and 1.5 million spins on Spotify in its first three months.

In November 2017 he was tapped to DJ on BBC Radio 1Xtra, where he appeared in rotation over the next six months.

Kenny Allstar (born 19 April 1993) is a British DJ and radio presenter who grew up in South East London. Known as a radio DJ for residencies on Radar, Reprezent, and BBC 1Xtra, he became a leading broadcaster and important gatekeeper for London's underground rap scene through his popular Mad About Bars series on YouTube where he hosts freestyle videos with local MCs.