Synopsis

The video blends live-action footage with animation inspired by "South Park." Master P opens with a mock investigation into Kenny's death before the story follows Kenny as he travels by bus toward Las Vegas, hoping to find a mother for his father. The cartoon narrative is interrupted by scenes of Master P and Chef rapping from a convertible. Their ride eventually collides with Kenny, turning the song's grim subject into a deliberately absurd visual punchline.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Kenny's Dead" appeared on the 1998 soundtrack album "Chef Aid: The South Park Album," where it was credited to Master P.

• The song reworks Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead," replacing Mayfield's title character with Kenny and adapting the song's fatalistic soul framework for the "South Park" universe.

• Master P, Curtis Mayfield, KLC, and O'Dell are associated with the song's writing and production credits. Rick Rubin handled the mix.

• The video uses the same contrast as the song: street-oriented rap imagery and serious commentary are placed alongside the deliberately crude, cartoon world of "South Park."

• Kenny is voiced by Matt Stone in the video, while Master P appears as himself and also contributes a vocal performance.

• The track was released in November 1998, during the peak of "South Park's" first wave of pop-culture visibility.

• "Kenny's Dead" received an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Rap Video, although it did not win.