Kenny K

Kenny K
Birth name	Ellis Kendrick Waters
Origin	Tampa, Florida, United States
Died	5 February 1994
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	DJ, radio host, rapper
Years active	1986-1993
Associated acts	Chopmaster J, Digital Underground, Shock G

Ellis Kendrick Waters (1966- 5 February 1994), better known by his stage name Kenny K, was an American DJ and radio host from Tampa, Florida. He is notable for co-creating the hip hop group Digital Underground. He was a disc jockey for the Tampa-based radio station WMNF. Waters was well-known in the Tampa Bay area for playing hip hop music from New York, instead of the Miami bass style that was popular in the South at the time.

In 1987, he created the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground with Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs and James "Chopmaster J" Dright. Waters performs vocals on the songs "The Danger Zone" and "Hip Hop Doll" from the 1990 Digital Underground album Sex Packets.

In late 1993, Waters was in need of a liver transplant, but he did not have health insurance and his name was subsequently not admitted to the waiting list for organ donors. Waters passed away on 5 February 1994.