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Kevin Truss, also known as Ya Boi KT, was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wyoming. From a young age, Kevin has possessed a love for music. While attending Rufus King International High School in Milwaukee, Kevin joined, what is now, a 7-time city championship drumline. His senior year of high school, Kevin visited the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he later received his degree in business. Even though, music was Kevin’s passion, he never considered seeking a career in the music industry, until one day, when his college friend offered to help him record his first song. 

CUT 01 “He was just like, making me a Facebook fan page, and just like making the instrumentals for me to rap over and stuff, and he just helped me record my first song and I just remember listening to that song and it was really amazing, and I just, I felt it, you know. I was like wow, this is really cool. I can see myself, you know, doing this and so I just sorta kinda did it periodically throughout college ‘cause I was busy with school and work, and I was in the fraternity too.”

Even though, Kevin recorded his first track in 2012, it wasn’t until he graduated from UNL in 2014 that he really started focusing on his music career. Kevin’s says he’s happy with his current job because it allows him to work on his music. 

CUT 2: “Right now I just work at the Courtyard Marriott doing valet parking. (So) And I really feel like that’s a better fit with my music too because it’s flexible working hours, like I can request off whenever I need to. I can work part-time; I can work full-time. So it works out pretty well, as a complement, you know, to help get my music career going.”  

Kevin says music means more to him now than ever before.

CUT 3: “It’s a great form of, like, self-expression. It’s a great form of just like, getting through the day and venting and, you know, sorta kinda relaxing or just like, getting yourself going. It’s very influential.”

As a local artist, Kevin says that social media has played a big role in promoting himself and his music. And unlike a few years ago, he now has his own website yaboikt.com.
However, there are other ways a new artist can promote him or herself. 

CUT4: “Obviously, one of the biggest ways is just touring and doing shows, you know. What I’m doing now is just like opening up for bigger artists. I headline a few shows here and there, mostly just in Lincoln, but I feel like the best way to like, get to the point where you’re headlining your own shows and like, headlining your own tours is sorta kinda just to, you know, open up for bigger artists because they’re obviously gonna draw in a bigger crowd and then you’re gonna get more exposure. That’s sorta kinda the goal, in my opinion, is just to headline my own tour, because like, once I get to that point, I feel like that’s when I could probably just solely rely on doing music for a living and not anything else. 


Kevin has opened up for many artists, including Dr. Dre’s stepbrother, rapper Warren G.
Kevin’s next performance will be on October 30th at the Bourbon Theater in Lincoln, where he will open up for Rittz.

CUT 5: “Riitz, he’s a southern rapper signed to Strange Music. So, he’s like a chopper, so like a really fast rapper. Sorta kinda got a wild style to him but he’s really smooth at the same time, so he got a good combo there.”

Kevin says he’s excited for his next performance because it’ll be his biggest show yet.

For more information about the concert and Kevin’s music, go to yaboikt.com. 
That’s Y-A-B-O-I-K-T-DOT-COM

For the MavRadio, I’m Monika Preciado.

Monika Preciado

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