Kydd (rapper)

Kydd
Background information
Birth name	Randell Jones
Also known as	Kydd Jones
Origin	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer record producer
Years active	2008–present
Labels	LNS Crew
Associated acts	Tank Washington, Cory Kendrix
Website	www.lnscrew.com

Randell "Kydd" Jones is an American hiphop/R&B artist from Austin, Texas, currently based in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1][2][3][4]

Career

He was nicknamed "Kydd" by his older brother Tank Washington for being the younger kid in their group called Southern Boys which performed at local talent shows; after being signed to an independent record label in his early teenage years, he joined another group called Impac and started performing at clubs and shows at the age of 15.^[5][6] He released two studio albums in 2012, The Sounds in My Head Pt. 2 & The Righteous LP.^[7][8] In 2013, Jones released a compilation entitled Anunnaki and performed at Fun Fun Fun Fest and the StubHub Live Showcase at SXSW.^[9][10] Kydd performed at NXNE and The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival as well as Red Bull Sound Select shows with Danny Brown & Yung Lean in 2014 while also producing for Kirko Bangz on Progression V: Young Texas Playa.^{[11][12][13][14][15]} During 2015, he released the LNS Crew mixtapes and performed alongside Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber for the Billboard Hot 100 Fest at Nikon Theater.^[16][17][18] After being personally picked by Chuck D to open for The Hip Hop Gods Tour in Los Angeles at The Novo (formerly Club Nokia) during 2012, Kydd opened for The Art Of Rap Fest with Public Enemy, Ice-T, Naughty By Nature, Mobb Deep & EPMD at the Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta during 2016.^[19][20]

Discography

Studio albums

• The Sounds In My Head Pt. 2 (2012)
• The Righteous LP (2012)

Mixtapes

• The Sounds in My Head Pt. 1 (2008)
• LNS Crew Mixtapes (2015)

Compilation albums

• Anunnaki (2013)

Guest appearances

• Yelawolf - "Hall Pass" (2011)
• GLC - "Incredible" from I Know Who You Pimped Last Summer (2011)
• Max Frost - "Sunday Driving" (2012)
• Muneshine - "Back to the Future" from There Is Only Today (2012)
• Sertified - "Where I Live" from FILTHYFCKINGHUMANS (2013)
• Cory Kendrix - "We Can Smoke" from IGNORANCE (2014)
• Tank Washington - "Work" from Pain (2016)
• Mindz Of A Different Kind - "Smoke One" from Foursight (2016)

Productions

• Noah23 - "$100 Dollar Billz" from Zoom (2011)
• Phranchyze - "Back on My Shit" from French Phrantana (2011)
• Kirko Bangz - "Trill Young Nigga" from Progression 2 (2012)
• Noah23 - "Buddha at the Drugspot" and "Higher Self" from Wingfoot (2012)
• Deezie Brown - "Leaders Life Forever", "Gold Money", "UCLA", "Jesus Shuttlesworth", "Air Jordan", "Sippin", "Gold Master P + Too Hard Too Swallow", "Trill", "Private School", "Neighborhood Hoopin" from Hoop Dreams (2012)
• Supa Sortahuman - "No Worries" from Adventure Time (2013)
• Cory Kendrix - "We Can Smoke" from IGNORANCE (2014)
• Kirko Bangz - "Trill Young Nigga Pt 2", "At Da Kappa", "Blow Sum", "Bangin Screw", "U Know What That Mean", "Tough Girl" and "My Dog" from Progression V: Young Texas Playa (2014)
• Country Cousins - "Takin Risks" (2015)
• Mindz Of A Different Kind - "Black & Brown" from Foursight (2016)
• Tank Washington - "RIP POP", "Get Yours", "Work", "Your Side" from Pain (2016)
• Blakchyl - "Jetz" (2016)
• Worldwide - "Needs" from Castles Made Of Sand (2016)

References

1. "Represent, Represent: The 25 Most Important Cities in Hip-Hop". VIBE Magazine.
2. Stonebrook, Ian. "KICKSTARTER: THE SHOE THAT GOT KYDD JONES HOOKED". Nice Kicks.
3. Krez, Jake. "Kydd Jones Flexes Poetic With New Single, 'Patience'". Uproxx.
4. "Kydd Jones Gets His Way In "M.I.A"". HipHopDX.
5. Levandoski, Coty. "KYDD JONES: 'LEMME SEE WHAT I CAN DO'". Red Bull Sound Select.
6. Usenza, Christiana. "Spotlight On: Kydd". Sonicbids Blog.
7. "Kydd "The Masons" feat. A.Dd+". Okayplayer.
8. Solley, Matt. "KYDD GETS RIGHTEOUS W/ STUNNAMAN, GLC & WESTERN TINK". Mishka NYC.
9. Sengupta-Stith, Deborah. "SXSW music preview: Texas". Austin American-Statesman.
10. Fionda, Ryan. "Russell Simmons' All Def Digital Presents Kydd Jones Video for "Patience"". DJ Whoo Kid.
11. "Yung Lean, Kydd Jones, Feathers Live in Austin". Red Bull.
12. Rutherford, Kevin. "Red Bull Sound Select in Austin: Sleigh Bells, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt to Perform". Billboard.
13. Walbert, Mike. "A3C's Best In Show @ NXNE". A3C Festival Blog.
14. "Kydd Jones – "Patience"". AllHipHop.
15. Davis, Justin. "Stream Kirko Bangz' "Progression V" Mixtape". Complex Media.
16. Spearman, Kahron. "Turnt Up". The Austin Chronicle.
17. Glaser, Rachel. "Austin musician Kydd Jones gets chance to shine at SXSW". KXAN-TV.
18. "Billboard Hot 100 Fest Highlights". BET.
19. "VIDEO: KYDD MEETS CHUCK D & THEN OPENS FOR PUBLIC ENEMY". YouHeardThatNew.
20. "FROM AUSTIN TO THE ATLANTA STAGE: KYDD JONES". Swisher Sweets.

External links

• Official website
• Kydd on Twitter
  
• Kydd on Facebook