Randell Obrain Jones, known professionally as Kydd, is an American rapper, producer, and singer from

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Career

Jones performed at NXNE, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival and

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Sound Select in 2014 while producing for

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on ''Progression V''. During 2015, he released two singles: Patience and Blink Away with Sean Price; he also performed at the

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Fest at

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. After being personally picked by

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to open for The Hip Hop Gods Tour in Los Angeles at The Novo (formerly Club Nokia), Kydd opened for The Art Of Rap Fest at the Lakewood Amphitheatre in

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during 2016. He released ''Sounds in My Head 2: The Righteous Edition'' later that year with features from Skyzoo, Yelawolf, Pac Div, A.Dd+, Cory Kendrix, Max Frost, GLC & Tank Washington. Jones performed at

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and Austin City Limits Festival in both 2018 and in 2019 with Gary Clark Jr after releasing his album entitled ''Homecoming'' as well as an EP with producer Insightful of Soulection. He then followed that up by performing at Blues On The Green during 2020 and 2021 and collaborating with the

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to honor native Austinite and

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legend Willie Wells and the Austin Black Senators at

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. In 2022, Kydd released his new album, ''Onyx D'Or'' and was honored in his hometown of Austin, Texas by having September 1 declared ''Kydd Jones Day''.

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