GENA ft. Liv.e & Karriem Riggins

There is a kinetic energy uniting drummer and producer Karriem Riggins with singer-songwriter, rapper and producer Liv.e, that spark that occurs when instinct meets flow and spirit finds rhythm.

Rooted in jazz, soul and hip-hop as living languages, Dallas-born Liv.e brings a raw, experimental approach to R&B, while Detroit native Riggins—known for his work with **Common, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Madlib** and his close affinity with the late **J Dilla**—expands his lifelong dialogue between jazz improvisation and beat science.

Their collaborative debut as GENA (short for “God Energy, Naturally Amazing”), “The Pleasure Is Yours” (Lex Records), feels like a playful and soulful conversation between two natural improvisers: Liv.e’s smoky, unpolished vocals glide through Riggins’ warm percussive universe.

Together they create a world that is both analog and ethereal, percussive and poetic, bridging eras without ever settling into just one; The Pleasure Is Yours is the sound of Liv.e and Riggins bringing each other's music to life and finding a new common language: one rooted in rhythm, vulnerability and exuberance.