Kevin Jz Prodigy

Kevin Jz Prodigy is a Ballroom commentator,[1] music producer and singer from Philadelphia.[2]

Kevin Jz Prodigy
"Cunt in a Box", from Kevin Jz Prodigy's 2005 album "I Am Not a Homosexual"
Background information
OriginPhiladelphia
GenresBallroom
Instrument(s)MCing
Years active2002-present

In 1997, he discovered the Ballroom scene when friends took him to a club. He then learned how to vogue and joined the House of Movado. He started making music and commentating at balls in the early 2000s.[3]

Prodigy's songs “Here Comes the Hurricane Legendary Katrina” and “Bam Bam Shawam” have been popularized by TikTok.[4] In 2020, he launched the #IAmAWomanChallenge[5] to encourage Ballroom dancers to post videos while the clubs where they usually performed were closed. His song "FA FA FA FEMININ" was used in the film presenting Mugler's Spring/Summer 2022 collection.[3]

He was featured on the song Pure/Honey on Beyoncé's 2022 Renaissance album, has lent his voice on her tour[6] and he is featured in Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.[7]

Prodigy was a commentator on the first Equality Ball organized in Las Vegas on August 27, 2023.[8][9]

Discography

2021
  • The Vogue Toys
  • The Throwbacks I'm Not a Homosexual

2022
  • The Lost File's Part 1
  • Let's Pump Da Beat
  • Show Up and Show Out
  • Can We Vogue
  • The Hidden Files
  • The Vogue Sessions on Thu Seven
  • The Hardrive

2023
  • The YouTube Era
  • Live at Esco's Vogue Knights
  • Keep On Serving Cunt
  • Prepare to Vogue
  • The Dramatic Collection

References
  1. Caramanica, Jon (May 2, 2014). "Vying for Bragging Rights, Prancing Pros and Amateurs". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  2. Greenberg, Zoe (July 1, 2023). "The voice of Beyoncé's 'Renaissance Tour' is a Philly legend. Kevin JZ Prodigy told us what it was like to work with the Queen". Inquirer.com.
  3. Street, Mikelle (August 3, 2022). "Kevin JZ Prodigy on Bringing Beyoncé Into Ballroom With "Pure/Honey"". The Cut.
  4. "Beyoncé and 'Legendary': Ballroom culture went mainstream. Now it looks to preserve its roots". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 2022.
  5. Baloue, Sydney (June 20, 2020). "Voguing for Our Lives. Again". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  6. "Meet the Ballroom Legend Who Became the MVP of Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour". GQ. September 7, 2023.
  7. Hussain, Shahzaib (December 1, 2023). "Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé". Clash Magazine Music. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  8. Sheckells, Melinda (August 29, 2023). "Beyoncé's BeyGood Helped Ballroom Icons Put on First-Ever Equality Ball in Vegas". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. Denis, Kyle (August 31, 2023). "'Are You Really Coming to Help Us?': How the Beyoncé-Sponsored Equality Ball Prioritized Black Queer Resistance". Billboard.


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