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American rapper
Kydd Jones |
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Birth name | Randell Obrain Jones
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Also known as | Kydd |
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Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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Genres | |
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Occupation(s) |
- Rapper
- singer
- record producer
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Labels | LNS Crew |
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Website |
lnscrew.com |
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Musical artist
Randell Obrain Jones, known by his stage name Kydd, is an American rapper, producer, and singer from
Austin, Texas.
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Career
Jones performed at
NXNE,
[6]
The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
[7] and
Red Bull Sound Select
[8] in 2014 while producing for
Kirko Bangz
[9] on Progression V.
[10] During 2015, he released two singles: Patience
[11] and Blink Away
[12] with
Sean Price; he also performed at the
Billboard Hot 100 Fest at
Jones Beach Theater.
[13] After being personally picked by
Chuck D to open for The Hip Hop Gods Tour in Los Angeles at
The Novo (formerly Club Nokia),
[14] Kydd opened for The Art Of Rap Fest at the
Lakewood Amphitheatre in
Atlanta during 2016.
[15] He released Sounds in My Head 2: The Righteous Edition later that year with features from
Skyzoo,
[16]
Yelawolf,
[17]
Pac Div,
[18]
A.Dd+,
[19]
Cory Kendrix,
Max Frost,
GLC &
Tank Washington.
[20] Jones performed at
SXSW
[21] and
Austin City Limits Festival
[22] in both 2018 and in 2019 with
Gary Clark Jr
[23] after releasing his album entitled Homecoming
[24] as well as an EP with producer Insightful
[25] of Soulection. He then followed that up by performing at
Blues On The Green
[26] during 2020
[27] and 2021
[28] and collaborating with the
Round Rock Express to honor native Austinite and
Negro league baseball legend
Willie Wells and the
Austin Black Senators at
Dell Diamond.
[29] In 2022, Kydd released his new album, Onyx D'Or
[30] and was honored in his hometown of Austin, Texas by having September 1 declared Kydd Jones Day.
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References
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"END GAME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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"Austin musician Kydd Jones gets chance to shine at SXSW".
KXAN-TV. March 20, 2016.
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"UHD presents Thursday concerts at Discovery Green".
Houston Chronicle. March 12, 2012.
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"Get a Look at Austin FC's Brand New Jersey". Austin Monthly. February 15, 2023.
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"Kydd Jones on Telling His Truth and Nas' Inspirational Lyrics".
SPIN Magazine.
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"A3C's Best in Show @ NXNE". A3C Festival Blog.
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"Live Stream This Year's Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival With Performances From Jay Electronica, Raekwon, and More".
Complex Magazine.
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"Red Bull Sound Select in Austin: Sleigh Bells, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt to Perform".
Billboard Magazine. February 26, 2014.
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"Kirko Bangz Is Still Finding His Way".
Houston Press.
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"Kirko Bangz – Progression V: Young Texas Playa [New Mixtape]".
HotNewHipHop.com. December 16, 2014.
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"Kydd Jones – "Patience"".
AllHipHop. July 30, 2015.
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"KYDD JONES – BLINK AWAY F. SEAN PRICE".
2DopeBoyz.
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"Billboard Hot 100 Fest Highlights".
BET.
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"Playback: SXSW news and carryings-on".
Austin Chronicle.
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"From Austin to the Atlanta Stage: Kydd Jones".
Swisher Sweets.
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"DXclusive: Kydd Jones Makes Waves With "Dripped Up"".
HipHopDX. January 25, 2017.
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"Kydd featuring Yelawolf – Hall Pass". HYPEBEAST. November 4, 2011.
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"Kydd – "Now & Then" (Feat. Pac Div) [Video]".
Earmilk. March 6, 2012.
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"Kydd 'The Masons' feat. A.Dd+".
Okayplayer. September 25, 2013.
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"Kydd ft. GLC, Tank & Max Frost – Russian Roulette". DJBooth. February 12, 2018.
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"Kydd Jones - The Music Bloggers Guide to SXSW".
SXSW. February 26, 2018. Archived from
the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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"8 Austinites to catch at the 2019 SXSW Music Festival".
The Daily Texan.
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"Gary Clark Jr. at ACL Fest: A gradual build, a beautiful finish".
Austin360.
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"Kydd Jones – "Icon"". This is 50. November 20, 2019.
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"PREMIERE: ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR IN THIS SULTRY NEW MUSIC VIDEO FROM SOULECTION'S INSIGHTFUL".
Afropunk. June 14, 2018.
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"Blues On The Screen".
Austin City Limits Radio. July 3, 2020.
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"Watch Blues on the Screen".
KTBC Fox 7 Austin. July 8, 2020.
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"Blues on the Green returning to Zilker Park this month".
KVUE. July 20, 2021.
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"#TBT: 'Tipping our hat' to Austin's first professional team The Austin Black Senators".
KEYE-TV. July 29, 2021.
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"Kydd Jones: "TV On"".
KUTX. January 11, 2022.
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"Mayor Steve Adler declares September 1st to be "Kydd Jones Day"". Austin Chamber of Commerce. September 12, 2022.
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