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Birth name | Ramble Jon Krohn |
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Born | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | May 27, 1976
Origin | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
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Years active | 1993–present |
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Website | www |
Ramble Jon Krohn [3] (born May 27, 1976), [4] better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician and record producer based in Columbus, Ohio. [5] He is the owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. [6] He has been a member of groups such as Soul Position, [7] MHz Legacy, [8] and Icebird. [9] His stage name derives from the popular Star Wars droid R2-D2. [10]
Born in Eugene, Oregon, [11] Krohn was raised in Columbus, Ohio. [12] He began making music in 1993. [13]
In 2002, RJD2 signed to El-P's record label Definitive Jux and released his debut solo studio album, Deadringer , to much acclaim. [14] RJD2 later collaborated with rapper Blueprint under the name Soul Position, releasing 8 Million Stories on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2003. [15]
He released his second solo studio album, Since We Last Spoke , on Definitive Jux in 2004. [16] Soul Position's second album, Things Go Better with RJ and AL , was released in 2006 under Rhymesayers Entertainment. [17] 2006 also saw the release of Magnificent City , his collaborative album with rapper Aceyalone. [18] Magnificent City includes "A Beautiful Mine", which features in the title sequence of Mad Men . [19]
In 2007, RJD2 released the solo studio album, The Third Hand , on XL Recordings. [20] In 2010, he released his fourth solo studio album, The Colossus , on his own label RJ's Electrical Connections. [21] In 2011, he released the album, We Are the Doorways, under the pseudonym The Insane Warrior. [22]
RJD2 formed Icebird with Aaron Livingston, vocalist of a Philadelphia-based band called The Mean. [23] The duo's debut album, The Abandoned Lullaby, was released in 2011. [24] In 2013, RJD2 released his fifth solo studio album, More Is Than Isn't , on RJ's Electrical Connections. [25]
In 2015, RJD2 released a collaborative album with rapper STS, titled STS x RJD2. [26] His sixth solo studio album, Dame Fortune , was released in 2016. [27]
In 2020, he released his seventh solo studio album, The Fun Ones , on RJ's Electrical Connections. [28] It features guest appearances from Aceyalone, Homeboy Sandman, Jordan Brown, Khari Mateen, and STS. [29]
He released a course on sampling and arranging, RJD2: From Samples to Songs, with online music school Soundfly on July 27, 2021. [30]
Jaime Meline, better known by the stage name El-P, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Starting his career as a member of Company Flow, he has been a driving force in alternative hip hop since the mid-1990s, producing for rappers including Aesop Rock, Cage, and Mr. Lif. He was a member of The Weathermen and is the co-founder, owner, and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label.
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The Horror is an EP by RJD2. It was released on Definitive Jux on February 11, 2003.
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The Colossus is the fourth studio album by RJD2. It was released on RJ's Electrical Connections on January 19, 2010. It peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 4 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and number 25 on the Independent Albums chart.
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The Fun Ones is the seventh studio album by American musician RJD2. It was released on April 17, 2020, through RJ's Electrical Connections, with distribution via The Orchard. It features guest appearances from Aceyalone, Homeboy Sandman, Jordan Brown, Khari Mateen and STS.