RJD2
Background information
Birth name	Ramble John Krohn
Also known as	RJ
Born	May 27, 1976 (1976-05-27) (age 31)
Origin	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop Electronica Rock Pop
Occupation(s)	Producer, Instrumentalist, Singer
Years active	2001–Present
Label(s)	Definitive Jux XL
Associated acts	Soul Position
Website	Official website Definitive Jux - Bio

RJD2 (born Ramble John "RJ" Krohn on May 27, 1976) is an American hip hop 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 rappers. However, he has now left Def Jux and has signed with XL Recordings.^[1] His latest album, The Third Hand, is a striking departure from his usual style and features RJD2 singing and playing instruments on nearly every track. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Biography

RJD2 originally began his career in Columbus, Ohio, DJing in 1993 with a pair of turntables bought from a friend. He went to High School at Fort Hayes School of the Arts and graduated in 1994. He claims his name originates from another friend who referenced him as "RJD2" in his raps, and the name stuck.^[2] 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 third 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, MF DOOM, Diverse and Aceyalone. Recently he contributed a cover of "Airbag" by Radiohead for the 2006 album "Exit Music". He has recently announced that he has left Def Jux and will be going for more of a 'pop route'. RJD2 has been extremely popular in the skateboarding and skateboard filming subculture, frequently used in montages.^[1] [1] Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Greater Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... 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Discography

Main albums

• Deadringer (2002)
• Since We Last Spoke (2004)
• The Third Hand (2007)

RJD2s debut album Deadringer (2002) is notable for containing a variety of sample sources outside the typical hip hop realm. ... Since We Last Spoke is RJD2s second full-length release. ... The Third Hand is the newest album from RJD2. ...

EPs

• The Horror (2003)
• Daylight

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Mix albums

• Your Face or Your Kneecaps (2001)
• Loose Ends (2003)
• Lobster and Scrimp (2003)
• In Rare Form: Unreleased Instrumentals (2004)
• Constant Elevation (2005)

Your Face or Your Kneecaps is the first album produced by RJD2. ... Loose Ends is an album by the hip hop music producer RJD2. ...

Instrumental albums

• 8 Million Stories Instrumentals (2003)
• Magnificent City Instrumentals (2006)
• The Third Hand Instrumentals (2007)
• Things Go Better Instrumentals (2007)

Singles

• "Rain"
• "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/Blueprint, Vast Aire, Aesop Rock & Murs)
• "Ghostwriter (Cat-Gut Edit)"
• "Exotic Talk"
• "Counselling" (w/MHz)
• "True Confessions"
• "Get Off My Spaceship Bitch"
• "You Never Had It So Good"

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Collaborations

• Pryor Convictions - The Dirty Birds (RJD2 & Poppa Hop)
• Unlimited EP - Soul Position (RJD2 & Blueprint) (2002)
• 8 Million Stories - Soul Position (RJD2 & Blueprint) (2003)
• RJD2 Meets Diplo from Hollertronix - Diplo (RJD2 & Diplo) (2004)
• Haul & Mason 11th Hour Mega Mix - (Haul & Mason & RJD2)
• Magnificent City - Aceyalone (Aceyalone & RJD2) (2006)
• Things Go Better with RJ and AL - Soul Position (RJD2 & Blueprint) (2006)

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Remixes

"Kill Em All" Aesop Rock
"The Gentle Rain" Astrud Gilberto
"The Bachelors" Travis Blaque
"The F Word" Cannibal Ox
"Explosive" Diverse (Featuring Lyrics Born)
"Wylin' Out" Mos Def & Diverse
"Lazerface's Warning" El-P
"Fugitive Motel" Elbow
"Dance, Dance" Fall Out Boy
"Huddle Formation" Go! Team, The
"Another Lover" J-Walk
"Music" Leela James
"Butterfly Caught" Massive Attack
"70's/80's" Nightmares On Wax
"Soldier Girl" Polyphonic Spree
"Spark" Souls of Mischief
"Wolf Like Me" TV on the Radio
"Turn Da Lights Off" Tweet
"Reign" U.N.K.L.E.
"Devil Inside" Utada
"Tippin' Dominoes" Vast Aire
"5 Left In The Clip" Weathermen
"Final Frontier" Soul Position
"Banana Boat Song (Day-O)"

Appearances

• The track "Ghostwriter" has been featured in a number of advertisements, including those for Washington's Lottery, Wells Fargo financial services, Anadin Extra painkillers in the UK, also in Habitat skateboard company's video "Mosaic", it was used by Brian Wenning and Tim O'Connor and Saturn. It is also the theme song to TNT's "Inside The NBA", and appears in the soundtrack for the movies Prime and Wimbledon. The song also appears in the freestyle skiing movie, The Hit List in 2004. It's also featured in the now defunct rollerblade magazine/DVD, "LIFE PLUS VIDEO MAG #5". Finally, the radio talk show "Design Matters with Debbie Millman" on Voice America Business uses this track as a lead-in and on air theme to introduce guests, monologues, and to signify the start of the show itself.
• The track "The Horror" is featured in a Levi's commercial in the UK (titled "Moonbathing").
• The track "Clean Living" appears in the video game "NFL 2K5".
• The track "Act 2" appears in the video game "NBA 2K5".
• The tracks "Schoolyard Scrimmage Intro" and "Schoolyard Scrimmage Outro" appear in the video game "NBA 2K6" and its soundtrack.
• The track "Good Times Roll Pt. 2" has appeared in PBS station WTTW's advertisements.
• The tracks "Welcome To New Radius", "Vandal Squad! Laylo Mix", "Opening Scene", "C.C.K. Turf", "Still Free Crew", "VaNR Turf" and "Hello My Name Is Mr. 9_06" in the video game "Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure". All of the tracks apart from "Opening Scene" also appeared on the CD bundled in the limited edition of the game which formed the soundtrack.
• The track "De L'Alouette" appears in Adidas José + 10 aired during the 2006 FIFA World Cup
• The Track "Since We Last Spoke" appears in the Mountainbike Film ROAM from 2006. The song also appears in the freestyle skiing movie, The Hit List in 2004.
• Multiple tracks have appeared in Paul Rodriguez's skateboarding video, "Forecast".

 Since We Last Spoke - First Montage Smoke and Mirrors - Paul Rodriguez's Part Final Frontier - Credits 

• The instrumental for the track "A Beautiful Mine" appears during the intro for the television show "Mad Men" on AMC.
• The instrumental for the track "Final Frontier" appears in snowboarding movie "Paradox".
• The Absinthe films snowboarding movie "POP" covers two tracks: "1976" in Gigi Rüfs part and "Since we last spoke" in Matt Beardmore´s part.
• The Track "Get it" was used in "Time's Up" from CSI:NY season 4 episode 4.

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References

External links

• Official website
• 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 Breezeblock on BBC Radio 1
• "Droid and Bass: RJD2" --interview with starwars.com
• RJD2 at the Notable Names Database