RJD2
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RJD2 is an American
music producer
, singer and musician
. RJD2 was born in Eugene
, Oregon
, and raised in Columbus
, Ohio
. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. He was signed to the Definitive Jux
label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks for many prominent rapper
s. However, he has now left Def Jux and has signed with XL Recordings
. His 2007 album, The Third Hand
, is a striking departure from his usual style and features RJD2 singing and playing instruments on nearly every track.
In 2009, RJD2 established his own label, RJ’s Electrical Connections and reissued three early records as well as a box set. RJD2’s new full length The Colossus
was released on January 19, 2010 on his new label, which is distributed by The Orchard
.
, Ohio
, DJing
in 1993 with a pair of turntables bought from a friend. He went to high school at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center
, where his mother taught dance, and graduated in 1994. He claims his name originates from another friend who referred to him as "Rjd2" in his raps, and the name stuck. Originally working the role of DJ
in the Columbus
rap group MHz, he later signed to Bobbito Garcia
's Fondle 'Em
label, releasing the self-proclaimed "mix CD" Your Face or Your Kneecaps
. A year later he signed to El-P's record label Definitive Jux
and released his solo debut album Deadringer
to much acclaim. Rjd2 later collaborated with Columbus
rapper Blueprint
under the name Soul Position
, releasing Unlimited EP
in 2002 and 8 Million Stories
in 2003. He released his second solo album Since We Last Spoke
on Definitive Jux
in 2004 and released Soul Position
's second album Things Go Better with RJ and AL
in 2006 under Rhymesayers Entertainment
label. He still continues to produce tracks, working with many independent rappers, such as Copywrite, Cunninlynguists
, Cage
, DOOM
, Diverse
and Aceyalone
. He contributed a cover of "Airbag
" by Radiohead
for the 2006 album "Exit Music". 2006 also saw the release of the collaborative record "Magnificent City" with Aceyalone. In 2007, he released the solo album The Third Hand
on XL Recordings, which he toured for extensively in '07 and '08.
Since 2007, the beginning of RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine" has been featured as the theme song during the opening credits of AMC's Mad Men
.
In 2009, RJD2 established his own label, RJ's Electrical Connections, and reissued Your Face Or Your Knee Caps, The Horror, and Since We Last Spoke as well as a box set entitled “2002-2010”. RJD2’s new full length The Colossus
was released on January 19, 2010 on his own label, which is distributed by The Orchard
. On March 3, 2010 his "A Spaceship For Now" music video, directed by Michael Ebner, premiered with SPIN
Magazine. In 2010, RJD2 remixed indie rockers Yo La Tengo
's single, Here To Fall for the Here To Fall Remixes EP which included remixes by De La Soul
and Pete Rock
.
On February 1st 2011, RJD2 released the album We Are The Doorways under the pseudonym The Insane Warrior, on RJ's Electrical Connections.
His latest project is Icebird, an album in collaboration with Aaron Livingston, one of the leaders of a Philadelphia-based band called "The Mean". Their album Abandoned Lullaby is scheduled for release October 11, 2011.Hiphopdx.comrcrdlbl.com
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
music producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, singer and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. RJD2 was born in Eugene
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, and raised in Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He was signed to the Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks for many prominent rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
s. However, he has now left Def Jux and has signed with XL Recordings
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...
. His 2007 album, The Third Hand
The Third Hand
The Third Hand is the third full-length studio album by RJD2. It was released March 6, 2007 on XL Records. Unlike Deadringer and Since We Last Spoke, which were largely sample-based, The Third Hand is more of a traditional pop/rock record and features RJD2 singing and playing live instruments on...
, is a striking departure from his usual style and features RJD2 singing and playing instruments on nearly every track.
In 2009, RJD2 established his own label, RJ’s Electrical Connections and reissued three early records as well as a box set. RJD2’s new full length The Colossus
The Colossus (album)
The Colossus is the fourth full-length studio album by RJD2. It was released on January 19, 2010 on his own label RJ's Electrical Connections.- Track listing :# "Let There Be Horns" – 4:09# "Games You Can Win" – 5:26...
was released on January 19, 2010 on his new label, which is distributed by The Orchard
The Orchard (music label)
The Orchard is a New York City based digital distribution and entertainment services company that works with independent artists and labels, and content providers...
.
Biography
Ramble originally began his career in ColumbusColumbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, DJing
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
in 1993 with a pair of turntables bought from a friend. He went to high school at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center
Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center
Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center is a public magnet school located near downtown Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools...
, where his mother taught dance, and graduated in 1994. He claims his name originates from another friend who referred to him as "Rjd2" in his raps, and the name stuck. Originally working the role of DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
in the Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
rap group MHz, he later signed to Bobbito Garcia
Bobbito Garcia
Robert "Bobbito" García , also known as Kool Bob Love and formerly known as DJ Cucumberslice, Bobbito The Barber, Make It Happen, Boogie Bob, Soul Food Bob, and Bag of Tricks, is a Puerto Rican DJ, writer, entrepreneur, streetball player/coach/announcer, sneaker connoisseur, and member of the Rock...
's Fondle 'Em
Fondle 'Em Records
Fondle ‘Em Records was a record label based in New York City, New York. It was founded and owned by Robert “Bobbito” Garcia from 1995 to 2001. Bobbito formed the label after realizing that the many unsigned rappers making guest appearances on “The Stretch Armstrong/Bobbito Show,” a program Bobbito...
label, releasing the self-proclaimed "mix CD" Your Face or Your Kneecaps
Your Face or Your Kneecaps
Your Face or Your Kneecaps is the first release by hip-hop producer RJD2. It is a 39-track DJ mix composed mostly of obscure funk records from the 1970s and 1980s that are beat juggled to extend certain drum heavy parts of the songs. Layered on top of the music are also a few hip-hop a cappellas...
. A year later he signed to El-P's record label Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
and released his solo debut album Deadringer
Deadringer (album)
Deadringer is the debut album of RJD2. It was released on July 23, 2002 on Definitive Jux.-Track listing:# "The Horror" – 4:11# "Salud" – 0:38# "Smoke & Mirrors" – 4:26# "Good Times Roll Pt.2" – 4:57# "Final Frontier" – 4:25...
to much acclaim. Rjd2 later collaborated with Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
rapper Blueprint
Blueprint (rapper)
Blueprint is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment...
under the name Soul Position
Soul Position
Soul Position is an American hip hop duo hailing from Columbus, Ohio, consisting of DJ/producer RJD2 and rapper Blueprint. They have released two albums and one EP on Rhymesayers Entertainment.- Albums :* Unlimited EP...
, releasing Unlimited EP
Unlimited EP
Unlimited EP is the debut EP by American hip hop duo Soul Position, released on 27 August 2002 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. The album was produced by RJD2 with all vocal duties being handled by Blueprint...
in 2002 and 8 Million Stories
8 Million Stories (album)
8 Million Stories is the debut full-length album by American hip hop duo Soul Position, released on October 7, 2003 on Fat Beats Records, under license from Rhymesayers Entertainment...
in 2003. He released his second solo album Since We Last Spoke
Since We Last Spoke
Since We Last Spoke is the second studio album by American hip hop producer & singer RJD2. It was released on May 18, 2004 by the Definitive Jux label...
on Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
in 2004 and released Soul Position
Soul Position
Soul Position is an American hip hop duo hailing from Columbus, Ohio, consisting of DJ/producer RJD2 and rapper Blueprint. They have released two albums and one EP on Rhymesayers Entertainment.- Albums :* Unlimited EP...
's second album Things Go Better with RJ and AL
Things Go Better with RJ and AL
Things Go Better with RJ and AL is the second full-length album by hip hop duo Soul Position. It was released on March 14, 2006 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.-Track listing:#"The Beginning"#"No Gimmicks"#"Hand-Me-Downs"...
in 2006 under Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rhymesayers Entertainment is an independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley, Anthony Davis, Brent Sayers and Musab Saad....
label. He still continues to produce tracks, working with many independent rappers, such as Copywrite, Cunninlynguists
Cunninlynguists
CunninLynguists are a hip hop trio from Lexington, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia. The group currently consists of Deacon the Villain, Kno, and Natti...
, Cage
Cage Kennylz
Chris Palko, better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper from New York City. He has released three studio albums and two extended plays. Cage is also the founder of the underground hip-hop supergroup called the Weathermen.-Early life:...
, DOOM
Daniel Dumile
Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
, Diverse
Diverse
Diverse is an American rapper. An underground hip-hop artist, he has received critical acclaim "from knowledgeable heads worldwide".-Career:...
and Aceyalone
Aceyalone
Eddie Hayes, better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper.He is a founding member of the Freestyle Fellowship. Apart from his role in Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone is also a member of Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team , and he is a co-founder of Project Blowed.After releasing a...
. He contributed a cover of "Airbag
Airbag/How Am I Driving?
Airbag / How Am I Driving? is the fifth extended play by English rock group Radiohead, released in April 1998 specifically to the North American market...
" by Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
for the 2006 album "Exit Music". 2006 also saw the release of the collaborative record "Magnificent City" with Aceyalone. In 2007, he released the solo album The Third Hand
The Third Hand
The Third Hand is the third full-length studio album by RJD2. It was released March 6, 2007 on XL Records. Unlike Deadringer and Since We Last Spoke, which were largely sample-based, The Third Hand is more of a traditional pop/rock record and features RJD2 singing and playing live instruments on...
on XL Recordings, which he toured for extensively in '07 and '08.
Since 2007, the beginning of RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine" has been featured as the theme song during the opening credits of AMC's Mad Men
Mad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
.
In 2009, RJD2 established his own label, RJ's Electrical Connections, and reissued Your Face Or Your Knee Caps, The Horror, and Since We Last Spoke as well as a box set entitled “2002-2010”. RJD2’s new full length The Colossus
The Colossus (album)
The Colossus is the fourth full-length studio album by RJD2. It was released on January 19, 2010 on his own label RJ's Electrical Connections.- Track listing :# "Let There Be Horns" – 4:09# "Games You Can Win" – 5:26...
was released on January 19, 2010 on his own label, which is distributed by The Orchard
The Orchard (music label)
The Orchard is a New York City based digital distribution and entertainment services company that works with independent artists and labels, and content providers...
. On March 3, 2010 his "A Spaceship For Now" music video, directed by Michael Ebner, premiered with SPIN
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
Magazine. In 2010, RJD2 remixed indie rockers Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...
's single, Here To Fall for the Here To Fall Remixes EP which included remixes by De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
and Pete Rock
Pete Rock
Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
.
On February 1st 2011, RJD2 released the album We Are The Doorways under the pseudonym The Insane Warrior, on RJ's Electrical Connections.
His latest project is Icebird, an album in collaboration with Aaron Livingston, one of the leaders of a Philadelphia-based band called "The Mean". Their album Abandoned Lullaby is scheduled for release October 11, 2011.Hiphopdx.comrcrdlbl.com
Main albums
- DeadringerDeadringer (album)Deadringer is the debut album of RJD2. It was released on July 23, 2002 on Definitive Jux.-Track listing:# "The Horror" – 4:11# "Salud" – 0:38# "Smoke & Mirrors" – 4:26# "Good Times Roll Pt.2" – 4:57# "Final Frontier" – 4:25...
(2002) - Since We Last SpokeSince We Last SpokeSince We Last Spoke is the second studio album by American hip hop producer & singer RJD2. It was released on May 18, 2004 by the Definitive Jux label...
(2004) U.S. #128 - The Third HandThe Third HandThe Third Hand is the third full-length studio album by RJD2. It was released March 6, 2007 on XL Records. Unlike Deadringer and Since We Last Spoke, which were largely sample-based, The Third Hand is more of a traditional pop/rock record and features RJD2 singing and playing live instruments on...
(2007) U.S. #190 - The ColossusThe Colossus (album)The Colossus is the fourth full-length studio album by RJD2. It was released on January 19, 2010 on his own label RJ's Electrical Connections.- Track listing :# "Let There Be Horns" – 4:09# "Games You Can Win" – 5:26...
(2010)
Mix albums
- Your Face or Your KneecapsYour Face or Your KneecapsYour Face or Your Kneecaps is the first release by hip-hop producer RJD2. It is a 39-track DJ mix composed mostly of obscure funk records from the 1970s and 1980s that are beat juggled to extend certain drum heavy parts of the songs. Layered on top of the music are also a few hip-hop a cappellas...
(2001) - Loose Ends (2003)
- Lobster and Scrimp (2003)
- In Rare Form: Unreleased Instrumentals (2004)
- The Mashed Up Mixes (2004)
- Constant Elevation (2005)
Instrumental albums
- 8 Million Stories Instrumentals8 Million Stories (album)8 Million Stories is the debut full-length album by American hip hop duo Soul Position, released on October 7, 2003 on Fat Beats Records, under license from Rhymesayers Entertainment...
(2003) - Magnificent City InstrumentalsMagnificent CityMagnificent City is a collaboration between hip-hop producer RJD2 and MC Aceyalone.*R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -*Independent chart position: #43*Singles: "Fire"/"Heaven", "Supahero"/"Disconnected"...
(2006) - The Third Hand InstrumentalsThe Third HandThe Third Hand is the third full-length studio album by RJD2. It was released March 6, 2007 on XL Records. Unlike Deadringer and Since We Last Spoke, which were largely sample-based, The Third Hand is more of a traditional pop/rock record and features RJD2 singing and playing live instruments on...
(2007) - Things Go Better InstrumentalsThings Go Better with RJ and ALThings Go Better with RJ and AL is the second full-length album by hip hop duo Soul Position. It was released on March 14, 2006 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.-Track listing:#"The Beginning"#"No Gimmicks"#"Hand-Me-Downs"...
(2007) - Inversions of the Colossus (2010)
Singles
- "Rain"
- "Pilot study (Genital Edit)"
- "Here's What's Left"
- "Let the Good Times Roll"
- "June" (w/Copywrite)
- "1976"
- "Through the Walls"
- "The Horror b/w Final Frontier (Remix)" (w/BlueprintBlueprint (rapper)Blueprint is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment...
, Vast AireVast AireVast Aire is a rapper from New York City. He is one half of the New York hip hop duo Cannibal Ox, which consists of him and fellow rapper Vordul Mega. He is also a member of the rap group Atoms Family...
, El-P, Aesop RockAesop RockIan Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
& Murs) - "Ghostwriter (Cat-Gut Edit)"
- "Exotic Talk"
- "Counselling" (w/MHz)
- "True Confessions"
- "Get Off My Spaceship Bitch"
- "You Never Had It So Good"
- "Final Frontier"
- "Holy Toledo"
- "Hondo" (w/ Nyles Sanna and Delicious Memories)
- "Christmas Eve Montage" (Nightmare Revisited, 2008)
- "Devil Inside (RJD2 Remix)" - featured on Utada's single, Devil Inside
Collaborations
- MHz - Table Scraps (2001)
- Pryor Convictions - The Dirty Birds (Rjd2 & Poppa Hop)
- Unlimited EPUnlimited EPUnlimited EP is the debut EP by American hip hop duo Soul Position, released on 27 August 2002 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. The album was produced by RJD2 with all vocal duties being handled by Blueprint...
- Soul PositionSoul PositionSoul Position is an American hip hop duo hailing from Columbus, Ohio, consisting of DJ/producer RJD2 and rapper Blueprint. They have released two albums and one EP on Rhymesayers Entertainment.- Albums :* Unlimited EP...
(Rjd2 & BlueprintBlueprint (rapper)Blueprint is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment...
) (2002) - I Really Like Your Def Jux Baby Tee - Definitive Jux Presents IIDefinitive JuxDefinitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
(Rjd2) (2002) - 8 Million Stories8 Million Stories (album)8 Million Stories is the debut full-length album by American hip hop duo Soul Position, released on October 7, 2003 on Fat Beats Records, under license from Rhymesayers Entertainment...
- Soul PositionSoul PositionSoul Position is an American hip hop duo hailing from Columbus, Ohio, consisting of DJ/producer RJD2 and rapper Blueprint. They have released two albums and one EP on Rhymesayers Entertainment.- Albums :* Unlimited EP...
(Rjd2 & BlueprintBlueprint (rapper)Blueprint is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment...
) (2003) - Rjd2 Meets Diplo from Hollertronix - Diplo (Rjd2 & Diplo) (2004)
- Haul & Mason 11th Hour Mega Mix - (Haul & Mason & Rjd2)
- Magnificent CityMagnificent CityMagnificent City is a collaboration between hip-hop producer RJD2 and MC Aceyalone.*R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -*Independent chart position: #43*Singles: "Fire"/"Heaven", "Supahero"/"Disconnected"...
- AceyaloneAceyaloneEddie Hayes, better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper.He is a founding member of the Freestyle Fellowship. Apart from his role in Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone is also a member of Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team , and he is a co-founder of Project Blowed.After releasing a...
(AceyaloneAceyaloneEddie Hayes, better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper.He is a founding member of the Freestyle Fellowship. Apart from his role in Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone is also a member of Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team , and he is a co-founder of Project Blowed.After releasing a...
& Rjd2) (2006) - Things Go Better with RJ and ALThings Go Better with RJ and ALThings Go Better with RJ and AL is the second full-length album by hip hop duo Soul Position. It was released on March 14, 2006 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.-Track listing:#"The Beginning"#"No Gimmicks"#"Hand-Me-Downs"...
- Soul PositionSoul PositionSoul Position is an American hip hop duo hailing from Columbus, Ohio, consisting of DJ/producer RJD2 and rapper Blueprint. They have released two albums and one EP on Rhymesayers Entertainment.- Albums :* Unlimited EP...
(Rjd2 & BlueprintBlueprint (rapper)Blueprint is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment...
) (2006) - The Last SunshineAnd the Summertime Pool PartyAnd the Summertime Pool Party is the 4th solo album by Southern California rapper Pigeon John. It was released on September 12, 2006. It features guest appearances from artists like DJ Rhettmatic, Brother Ali, RJD2 & J-Live...
- Pigeon JohnPigeon JohnPigeon John is an American hip hop rapper raised in Hawthorne, California and based in Los Angeles, California.-Biography:Pigeon John is a Los Angeles area rapper who has recorded four studio albums as a solo artist, as well as several others as a member of the groups like L.A. Symphony and...
(featuring RJD2 & J-Live) - "Christmas Eve Montage" (Nightmare RevisitedNightmare Revisited- Personnel :1. "Overture"2. "Opening"3. "This Is Halloween"4. "Jack's Lament"- Personnel :1. "Overture": Produced by DeVotchKa: Mixed by Greg Macrae2. "Opening": Produced by Danny Elfman: Narration recorded and mixed by Noah Snyder...
)
External links
- rj's electrical connections official website
- RJD2 on MySpace
- RJD2 Interview with Jarrod Dicker (2010)
- Definitive Jux website
- Caught In The Crossfire Interview
- Synthesis Magazine Interview
- JamBase: Got To Do What You Got To Do - Interview
- RJD2 Discography on Discogs.com
- RJD2 Live at SXSW 2007 on 89.3 The Current
- RJD2 Playlist from The BreezeblockThe BreezeblockThe Breezeblock was a weekly radio programme on BBC Radio 1 that premiered on 17 February 1997 and focused on electronic music. The show's earliest broadcasts were unmixed and featured individual songs, some of which were recordings of live sessions from BBC's Maida Vale Studio...
on BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock... - "Droid and Bass: RJD2" --interview with starwars.com
- Indiepit Article
- Full and Deep Radio Interview 2010
- Interview with WhoSampled.com
- "RJD2's The Colossus" at Bluefat