RJD2 formed Icebird with Aaron Livingston, vocalist of a Philadelphia-based band called The Mean. In 2011, he released the album, We Are the Doorways, under the pseudonym The Insane Warrior.
In 2010, he released his fourth solo album, The Colossus, on his own label RJ's Electrical Connections. In 2007, RJD2 released the solo album, The Third Hand, on XL Recordings. Magnificent City includes 'A Beautiful Mine', which has been used in the titles of Mad Men. 2006 also saw the release of Magnificent City, his collaborative album with rapper Aceyalone. Soul Position's second album, Things Go Better with RJ and AL, was released in 2006 under Rhymesayers Entertainment. He released his second solo album, Since We Last Spoke, on Definitive Jux in 2004. RJD2 later collaborated with rapper Blueprint under the name Soul Position, releasing 8 Million Stories on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2003. In 2002, RJD2 signed to El-P's record label Definitive Jux and released his solo debut album, Deadringer, to much acclaim. īorn in Eugene, Oregon, Krohn was raised in Columbus, Ohio. According to Wired, his stage name derives from 'a Star Wars droid,' R2-D2. He has been a member of groups such as Soul Position, MHz Legacy, and Icebird. He is the owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. Ramble Jon Krohn (born May 27, 1976), better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician based in Columbus, Ohio.
The Dirty Birds, Icebird, MHz Legacy, Soul Position, Aceyalone, STS ~ Charles Spano Read All Read Less Albumsĭefinitive Jux, XL Recordings, RJ's Electrical Connections Phonte Coleman, Blueprint, Son Little, and Jordan Brown all appeared on his 2016 solo effort, Dame Fortune. The R&B and soul flavors found on the LP returned on 2015's STS x RJD2, a collaborative effort recorded with rapper STS. The album More Is Than Isn't arrived in 2013 and featured appearances from Phonte Coleman, Aaron Livingston, and Blueprint. Months later, he released Inversions of the Colossus, containing instrumental versions of The Colossus' vocal tracks and several additional cuts. It was the first album to be released on his own label, RJ's Electrical Connections. He then moved to XL to fully indulge his passion for pop, releasing The Third Hand in early 2007. RJD2 returned in 2004 with Since We Last Spoke, which blended hip-hop with elements of pop. Aside from his top-billed recordings, he also provided productions for Cage's Hell's Winter and Aceyalone's Magnificent City (the latter also spawned an instrumentals album, Magnificent City Instrumentals). One of the best underground hip-hop releases of the year, it melded dirty samples and a classic approach to song structure for an end result that gave DJ Shadow, DJ Spooky, and Moby a run for their money. RJD2's debut album, Dead Ringer, followed on Def Jux in 2002. compilation, proving he could hold his own alongside such luminaries as Company Flow, El-P, Cannibal Ox, and Aesop Rock. In the spring of 2001, he made his first formal appearance as a solo artist on the Def Jux Presents. MHz had two 12' singles released on Bobbito Garcia's Fondle 'Em Records and the group was mentioned in Vibe magazine's 'History of Hip Hop.'In 2000, RJD2 produced Copywrite's debut single, 'Holier Than Thou,' on Rawkus Records. He first busted out onto the hip-hop scene in 1998 - a time when producers were emerging from the shadows to seize the spotlight - as the DJ/producer for the Columbus-based group Megahertz. Born Ramble John Krohn in Eugene, Oregon, on May 27, 1976, he moved to Columbus, Ohio a few years later and was raised there. RJD2's music is a collage of cut-and-paste hip-hop that combines disparate elements to make for soulful, moody portraits of the world.
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