Kenan Mcwilliams and Zeke Forever go way back. The two have been friends ever since the Denton musician first conjured up Zeke in his mind in elementary school.

“When I was a kid, I didn’t have many friends. I felt really alone to the point where I made up imaginary friends,” he said. “There was a point in high school where I decided to give that up, but one of my favorite people was Zeke. That’s where my name comes from.”

Mcwilliams has spent years transforming that old imaginary friend into a very real (and very talented) musical persona. Now, Zeke Forever is gearing up for the release of his second album on Aug. 30. A slickly-produced pop and R&B record, “Kryptonite” explores the ebb and flow of young adulthood with “a side of Black Boy Joy,” he says. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.