Kenny Lattimore Jr., often called KJ, grew up with music close at hand. His parents are singers Kenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore, but I find his own public milestones broader than that inheritance. A business degree, an industry internship, and occasional singing appearances describe a young adult exploring how his interests might fit together. He was born on April 10, 2003, a year after his parents married.
KJ should be distinguished from his father, Kenneth Lee Lattimore. The shared first and last names can make a family profile look like one continuous career. The established albums, awards, and long performance history belong to the father. The younger Kenny’s account begins with education and early experience.
Kenny and Chanté
Kenny Lattimore became known through his R and B career during the 1990s. Chanté Moore developed her own career in R and B and soul, and the two also recorded duet albums together. Their marriage in 2002 joined professional lives that had already been established separately.
KJ’s birth in 2003 added a family connection to that partnership. His parents later announced their divorce in 2011, but both remained publicly involved in celebrating his milestones. The clear public pattern is that each expressed pride in his education and progress.
The duet recordings belong to Kenny and Chanté, not to KJ as a performer. His place in the musical family is real without requiring a childhood discography. That distinction allows his own later interests to appear without being overshadowed by recordings released under his parents’ names.
Sophia and the Maternal Family
Sophia Hardison is KJ’s older maternal half sister. She was born in 1996 and is Chanté’s daughter with actor Kadeem Hardison. Kadeem is known for A Different World, but he is not KJ’s father. He enters this family account through Sophia’s parentage.
I find that relationship worth stating plainly because blended families can be distorted by a list of famous names. Chanté is the parent Sophia and KJ share. Their fathers are different men with different professional identities. A family connection does not turn Kadeem’s acting credits into part of Kenny Lattimore Jr.’s immediate parental biography.
KJ’s maternal grandparents are Virginia and Larry Moore. His maternal aunt is LaTendre Moore, Chanté’s sister. These relationships widen the family beyond the two singers without requiring detailed private biographies for relatives whose public presence is more limited.
A Paternal Family With Another Chapter
KJ’s paternal grandparents are Sonya Ball Ryan and Walter Lattimore. Sonya worked as a counselor at Howard University and is identified as an important influence in his father’s life. That educational connection belongs to the older generation and helps give the family history a dimension beyond performance.
Kenny married Faith Jenkins in 2020. Faith therefore became KJ’s stepmother through marriage, while Chanté remained his mother. Kenny and Faith welcomed a daughter in 2023, giving KJ a younger paternal half sister. The supplied account does not provide her name.
KJ’s family thus includes an older half sister through his mother and a younger half sister through his father. Both relationships are distinct from a full sibling relationship, but the difference in parentage does not imply a difference in affection. The public account establishes the connections without measuring their private closeness.
Lincoln University and a Business Degree
On May 4, 2025, KJ graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in business. His parents celebrated the achievement publicly. I see that milestone as the clearest independent landmark in his profile because it records work completed under his own name.
The degree also fits alongside, rather than in opposition to, his musical interests. Business study can connect with many fields, including entertainment, but the material does not establish a particular postgraduation position. A management career or a company launch has not been documented.
Earlier family posts showed him as a college student, including campus visits and recognition of his progress through the course. Those moments provide a sequence before graduation. The diploma was not simply a celebrity family photograph; it marked the completion of several years of education.
Industry Experience and Singing
KJ completed a summer internship at Capitol Records in Nashville. The experience suggests interest in the working side of the music industry beyond performing. It is a specific early opportunity, not proof that he became a label executive or signed a major recording contract.
He has also sung with his father in informal livestreams and short public clips. Those appearances show musical participation and comfort alongside an experienced performer. These are singing appearances; a chart history is not established.
An artist profile under the name KJ Lattimore has appeared on music platforms, but the supplied account does not conclusively connect its releases to this individual. Those recordings remain unassigned. Similar names are enough to create a misleading discography if identity is assumed rather than established.
An Early Adult Profile
No verified personal net worth is established for Kenny Lattimore Jr. His parents’ success does not provide a reliable total for his assets. The same care applies to employment: an internship is meaningful experience, but it does not settle his current salary or occupation.
I find his profile most convincing when it stays with what he has actually done. He has earned a business degree, explored a music company through an internship, and shared singing moments with his father. These are early notes in his own composition, leaving room for a direction that cannot yet be read from the family surname.
FAQ
Who are Kenny Lattimore Jr.’s parents?
His parents are R and B singers Kenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore. They married in 2002, welcomed him in 2003, and later divorced. Both have publicly celebrated his milestones.
Where did KJ Lattimore attend college?
He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business on May 4, 2025. He also completed a summer internship at Capitol Records in Nashville.
Is Sophia Hardison his sister?
Yes. Sophia is his older maternal half sister through Chanté Moore. Her father is actor Kadeem Hardison, while KJ’s father is Kenny Lattimore.
