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“Dennehy”, the title track off Serengeti’s new album will be featured in the opening scene of the movie Riff Raff, starring Rob Belushi, son of Jim, nephew of John. The owner of Serengeti’s previous label, St. Louis’s F5 Records, went to school with Belushi and introduced him to the rapper. Belushi was so impressed with Serengeti’s music that he decided that it should be part of the film’s soundtrack.

Chicago label Audio8 Recordings will be releasing Serengeti’s new album Noticeably Negro. The Midas Wells-produced album features appearances by MF Grimm, who Serengeti also worked with on Dennehy, as well as Chicago hip hop staples Juice and Dirty Heat. Noticeably Negro also features the rap stylings of Hi-Fidel, the alter ego of L.A. artist Fro Hawk Two-Feathers, who is also credited for the album’s artwork.

In addition to Noticeably Negro, which will be released this month, Audio8 will also be releasing a collaborative album by Serengeti and producer Polyphonic The Verbose in January. Don’t Give Up will be an entirely electronic album featuring Serengeti on vocals, with Polyphonic acting as beat-master.

As if that isn’t enough, Serengeti (aka David Cohn) also fronts a full band, which coincidentally goes by the name of The Serengeti. The group is a four piece with Serengeti handling vocals, Tommy Grant managing the keyboard and guitar, Raef Godfrey manning the drums, and Pablo handling the bass. Bonafyde Recordings, which released Dennehy, is putting out the band’s debut effort, Marry Your Affair, which boasts 11 fresh tracks. Cohn tells us, “The album ranges from simple pop shit to longer, more complex material.” Marry Your Affair will hit shelves sometime this winter.

In the meantime, Serengeti fans can look forward to videos for the songs “I Don’t Know” (Dennehy), “Margot” (Gasoline Rainbows), and “What If” from the forthcoming Marry Your Affair.

Dennehy Tracklisting:

(Stream The Album HERE)

01. Critters (Produced by Emymd)

02. Feeding (Produced by Midas Wells)

03. In’s And Out’s (Produced by Dj Crucail0

04. I Don’t Know ( Produced by Emynd)

05. Dennehy (Produced by Midas Wells)

06. Ipod (Produced by Dj Crucial)

07. Lineage (Produced by Skinny Friedman)

08. Meth (Produced by Dj Crucial)

09. Love You But (Produced by Polyphonic)

10. Don’t Talk To Jules (Produced by Emynd)

11. Derek (Produced by Kenautis Smith)

12. Go Paint (Produced by Emynd)

13. New Dodge (Produced by Flesh One)

14. Derek In Paris (Produced by Kenautis Smith)

15. The Neeg (Produced by Kenautis Smith)

16. Ozzie Guillen (Produced by Midas Wells)

17. New Dodge Remix (Produced by Midas Wells)

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