Fresco Kane Talks About The Trip To ATL That Changed His Name & His Life

As the old saying goes, everything is in a name. 

Fresco Kane noted this, and shortly after being signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def record label, changed his name from Gena to Fresco Kane.

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The St. Louis native was known by his prior name on the rap underground for nearly five years, but his life changed drastically after just one meeting with Atlanta's super producer Jermaine Dupri.

Fresco played his songs for Jermaine, but didn't really catch his attention until it was almost too late. 

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GlobalGrind had the pleasure of getting a visit from Jermaine's newest signee. Fresco shared the reason for his name change and what exactly it's like to work with Jermaine Dupri as his new boss. 

Check out the exclusive interview in the video above.