Douglas William Krum, Jr. (born April 27, 1977), better known by his stage name Krum (formerly Harry Krum or Playdough), is an American

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musician. He's released nine studio albums, one extended play, and three

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s in his career.

Early life

He was born Douglas William Krum, Jr., on April 27, 1977, in

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, to father Douglas William Krum, Sr. and mother Lynn Marie Krum (

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''Edelstein''). He grew up in

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, and as a teen was in a church group called S-Squared where he used the stage name Dynamite D and T-N-T. He was discovered in his early 20’s by Uprok Records while in the group Ill Harmonics, after that group appeared in a movie. This got his music recording career underway.

Music career

He started his music recording career around 2000, when his first studio album, ''Lonely Superstar'', was released by UpRok Records on October 22, 2002. His second studio album, ''Don't Drink the Water'', was released on October 17, 2006, from

7Spin Music 7Spin Music is an independent Christian record label based in Valparaiso, Indiana. It was founded by Peter Khosla in 2004. Sevenglory’s first single, "Just Me" was the label's first top ten single to chart at '' R&R'' magazine. Artist list C ...

. The subsequent release, ''Goodonya'', an extended play, was released by Deepspace5 Recordings on December 18, 2008. His next release, a

entitled ''Bible Bus'', was released independently on June 29, 2010. His third studio album, ''Writer Dye'', was released on November 2, 2010, also independently. He released a fourth studio album, ''Hotdoggin'', on April 26, 2011. His fifth studio album, ''Writer Dye: Deux or Die'', was released on October 22, 2012. A second mixtape, ''Christopher Collabo'' with DJ Sean P, was released on January 29, 2013, independently. He released ''Gold Tips'' with DJ Sean P, his sixth studio album, on April 8, 2014, through Man Bites Dog Records. A seventh studio album, ''1985 Party Time Excellent'', was released independently on March 3, 2015. His eighth studio album, ''We Buy Gold'' with DJ Sean P, was released on October 16, 2015. His ninth studio album, ''Blue Eyed Devil'' was released on February 3, 2017.

Discography

Studio albums * ''He’s Reality'' (1992, Purdue Studios) * ''Lonely Superstar'' (October 22, 2002, UpRok) * ''Don't Drink the Water'' (October 17, 2006, 7Spin,

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) * ''Writer Dye'' (November 2, 2010) * ''Hotdoggin'' (April 26, 2011, Writer Dye) * ''Writer Dye: Deux or Dye'' (October 22, 2012) * ''Gold Tips'' (April 8, 2014, Man Bites Dog, with Sean Patrick) * ''1985 Party Time Excellent'' (March 3, 2015, with DJ Sean P) * ''We Buy Gold'' (October 16, 2015, with DJ Sean P) * ''Blue Eyed Devil'' (February 3, 2017) * ''Black Lung'' (April 2, 2021) EPs * ''Goodonya'' (December 18, 2008,

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) * ''Muddy Squirrel Tape'' (December 2019) Mixtapes * ''Bible Bus'' (June 29, 2010) * ''Christopher Collabo'' (January 29, 2013, with DJ Sean P) Beat Tapes * ''Whos Harry Krum'' (July 7, 2009) * ''Dirty Harry'' (September 12, 2014)

References

External links

Jesus Freak Hideout 2002 interview

Jesus Freak Hideout 2011 interview
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krum 1977 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Ohio Rappers from Dallas Songwriters from Ohio Songwriters from Texas Deepspace5 members