Best of KC 2024: Multi-hyphenate artistic entrepreneur The Epitome rebrands and expands
Photo Courtesy of Glenn Robinson
Earlier this month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can take a peek at the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some local people, places, and things that we thought clearly won 2024. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November.
Glenn Robinson, who raps at The Epitome, has watched as everything he touches turns to gold. The King of Killer Content spent 2024 expanding his content empire far beyond the rap game, and into new genres of music, food reviews, short films, and so much more.
As he puts it, his “village just stood up” and helped propel the creator via his Hood Dude Food Reviews releases—on TikTok and Insta. What was once an infrequent, sporadic set of charming releases has now become a delight that graces our timelines with two or three new releases every week.
Robinson loves to imitate how people on the street will approach him and launch into their own impressions of his work. Strangers give him a deep, breathy, “We’re back…” and it just blows his mind. For the rare rapper who once struggled with any degree of self-promotion, watching Robinson embrace the spotlight—and the sidewalk interactions—with equal gusto serves as a powerful reminder of the power local fans have over platforming the next big internet sensations. Robinson is The Epitome of what can happen when you’re firing on all cylinders, and lord, we want some of that for ourselves.
It’s safe to say that the self-promo has panned out, as Robinson’s following is set to help him propel his next musical endeavor, Boujie in Venice. The Epitome, Glenn Robinson, whatever you want to call him, he is tackling his goals head-on, and we can’t wait to see what he’ll conquer next.
