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Birth name | Randell Obrain Jones[1] |
Also known as | Kydd |
Origin | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | LNS Crew |
Website | lnscrew |
Randell Obrain Jones, known by his stage name Kydd, is an American rapper, producer, and singer from Austin, Texas.[2][3][4]
Jones performed at NXNE,[5] The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival[6] and Red Bull Sound Select[7] in 2014 while producing for Kirko Bangz[8] on Progression V.[9] During 2015, he released two singles: Patience[10] and Blink Away[11] with Sean Price; he also performed at the Billboard Hot 100 Fest at Jones Beach Theater.[12] After being personally picked by Chuck D to open for The Hip Hop Gods Tour in Los Angeles at The Novo (formerly Club Nokia),[13] Kydd opened for The Art Of Rap Fest at the Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta during 2016.[14] He released Sounds in My Head 2: The Righteous Edition later that year with features from Skyzoo,[15] Yelawolf,[16] Pac Div,[17] A.Dd+,[18] Cory Kendrix, Max Frost, GLC & Tank Washington.[19] Jones performed at SXSW[20] and Austin City Limits Festival[21] in both 2018 and in 2019 with Gary Clark Jr[22] after releasing his album entitled Homecoming[23] as well as an EP with producer Insightful[24] of Soulection. He then followed that up by performing at Blues On The Green[25] during 2020[26] and 2021[27] 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.[28] In 2022, Kydd released his new album, Onyx D'Or[29] and was honored in his hometown of Austin, Texas by having September 1 declared Kydd Jones Day.[30]