RJD2

Born in Eugene, Oregon,{{cite web|url=http://www.eugeneweekly.com/blog/dub-ball-recap-medium-troy-devin-dude-rjd2-and-more|title=Dub Ball Recap: Medium Troy, Devin the Dude, RJD2 and more|work=Eugene Weekly|first=Alex|last=Notman|date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129100621/http://www.eugeneweekly.com/blog/dub-ball-recap-medium-troy-devin-dude-rjd2-and-more|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}} Krohn was raised in Columbus, Ohio.{{cite web|url=http://www.columbusmonthly.com/content/stories/2014/05/editors-picks-the-best-of-the-city-this-month.html|title=Editors' Picks the Best of the City this Month|work=Columbus Monthly|first=Anthony|last=Dominic|date=May 2014}} He began making music in 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.newyork.com/articles/travel/daily-5-creed-bratton-at-webster-hall-la-soiree-burlesque-in-union-square-more-61755/|title=Daily 5: Creed Bratton at Webster Hall, La Soiree Burlesque in Union Square, More|work=Newyork.com|first=Jamie|last=Peck|date=February 20, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129175714/http://www.newyork.com/articles/travel/daily-5-creed-bratton-at-webster-hall-la-soiree-burlesque-in-union-square-more-61755/|archive-date=November 29, 2014}}

In 2002, RJD2 signed to El-P's record label Definitive Jux and released his debut solo studio album, Deadringer, to much acclaim.{{cite web|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/our-12-favorite-definitive-jux-albums/4/|title=Our 12 Favorite Definitive Jux Albums (4/5)|work=Potholes in My Blog|first=David|last=Reyneke|date=April 23, 2013}} RJD2 later collaborated with rapper Blueprint under the name Soul Position, releasing 8 Million Stories on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/8-million-stories-11716|title=8 Million Stories|work=The A.V. Club|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|date=November 11, 2003}}

He released his second solo studio album, Since We Last Spoke, on Definitive Jux in 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/rjd2-sincewelast/|title=Rjd2: Since We Last Spoke|work=PopMatters|first=Dave|last=Heaton|date=May 25, 2004}} Soul Position's second album, Things Go Better with RJ and AL, was released in 2006 under Rhymesayers Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7370-things-go-better-with-rj-and-al/|title=Soul Position: Things Go Better With RJ and Al|work=Pitchfork|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=April 3, 2006}} 2006 also saw the release of Magnificent City, his collaborative album with rapper Aceyalone.{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/untangling-the-threads-of-the-imad-men-itheme-95468|title=Untangling the threads of the Mad Men theme|work=The A.V. Club|first=Erik|last=Adams|date=March 27, 2013}} Magnificent City includes "A Beautiful Mine", which features in the title sequence of Mad Men.{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1665788/beck-turned-down-multiple-offers-to-write-the-mad-men-theme/news/|title=Beck Turned Down Multiple Offers To Write The Mad Men Theme|work=Stereogum|first=Chris|last=DeVille|date=February 19, 2014}}

In 2007, RJD2 released the solo studio album, The Third Hand, on XL Recordings.{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/rjd2-third-hand-xl/|title=RJD2, 'The Third Hand' (XL)|work=Spin|first=Keith|last=Harris|date=March 15, 2007}} In 2010, he released his fourth solo studio album, The Colossus, on his own label RJ's Electrical Connections.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13801-the-colossus/|title=RJD2: The Colossus|work=Pitchfork|first=Patrick|last=Sisson|date=January 18, 2010}} In 2011, he released the album, We Are the Doorways, under the pseudonym The Insane Warrior.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/137480-the-insane-warrior-we-are-the-doorways/|title=The Insane Warrior: We Are the Doorways|work=PopMatters|first=Mike|last=Schiller|date=February 28, 2011}}

RJD2 formed Icebird with Aaron Livingston, vocalist of a Philadelphia-based band called The Mean.{{cite web|url=http://www.citypaper.net/RJD2/Icebird/|title=RJD2/Icebird|work=Philadelphia City Paper|first=A.D.|last=Amorosi|date=December 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003094933/http://citypaper.net/RJD2/Icebird/|archive-date=October 3, 2015}} The duo's debut album, The Abandoned Lullaby, was released in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/feature/151553-traveling-at-different-speeds-an-interview-with-icebirds-rjd2/|title=Traveling at Different Speeds: An Interview with Icebird's RJD2|work=PopMatters|first=Kevin|last=Curtin|date=January 17, 2012}} In 2013, RJD2 released his fifth solo studio album, More Is Than Isn't, on RJ's Electrical Connections.{{cite web|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-reviews-rjd2-more-is-than-isnt/|title=RJD2 – More Is Than Isn't|work=Potholes in My Blog|first=Francisco|last=McCurry|date=November 21, 2013}}

In 2015, RJD2 released a collaborative album with rapper STS, titled STS x RJD2.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rjd2-plots-new-album-with-philly-rapper-sts-20150408|title=RJD2 Plots 'Soulful' New Album With Philly Rapper STS|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Jason|last=Newman|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=April 2, 2016}} His sixth solo studio album, Dame Fortune, was released in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/rjd2-announces-dame-fortune-shares-track|title=RJD2 announces Dame Fortune, shares track|work=Tiny Mix Tapes|first=Taylor|last=Peters|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=April 2, 2016}}

In 2020, he released his seventh solo studio album, The Fun Ones, on RJ's Electrical Connections.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/rjd2-announces-new-album-the-fun-ones-shares-song-listen/|title=RJD2 Announces New Album The Fun Ones, Shares Song|work=Pitchfork|first=Evan|last=Minsker|date=February 19, 2020}} It features guest appearances from Aceyalone, Homeboy Sandman, Jordan Brown, Khari Mateen, and STS.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rjd2-new-song-pull-up-on-love-album-the-fun-ones-954767/|title=RJD2 Returns With the Funk on New Song 'Pull Up on Love'|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Jon|last=Blistein|date=February 19, 2020}}

He released a course on sampling and arranging, RJD2: From Samples to Songs, with online music school Soundfly on July 27, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Rabinowitz|first=Chloe|title=Hip-Hop Innovator RJD2 And Online Music School Soundfly Team Up To Release New Music Course|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Hip-Hop-Innovator-RJD2-And-Online-Music-School-Soundfly-Team-Up-To-Release-New-Music-Course-20210727|access-date=2021-07-27|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}

{{See also|MHz Legacy#Discography|l1=MHz Legacy discography|Soul Position#Discography|l2=Soul Position discography}}

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• Deadringer (2002)
• Since We Last Spoke (2004)
• Magnificent City (2006) {{small|(with Aceyalone)}}
• The Third Hand (2007)
• The Colossus (2010)
• We Are the Doorways (2011) {{small|(as The Insane Warrior)}}
• The Abandoned Lullaby (2011) {{small|(with Aaron Livingston, as Icebird)}}
• More Is Than Isn't (2013)
• STS x RJD2 (2015) {{small|(with STS)}}
• Dame Fortune (2016)
• Tendrils (2018) {{small|(as The Insane Warrior)}}
• The Fun Ones (2020)
• Escape from Sweet Auburn (2022) (with STS)
• Visions Out Of Limelight (2024)

• In Rare Form: Unreleased Instrumentals (2004)
• The Third Hand Instrumentals (2007)
• Inversions of the Colossus (2010)
• In Rare Form, Vol. 2 (2018)

• Your Face or Your Kneecaps (2001)
• Loose Ends (2003)
• Lobster and Scrimp (2003)
• Constant Elevation (2005)

• Pryor Convictions (2000) {{small|(with Poppa Hop, as The Dirty Birds)}}
• The Horror (2003)
• The Mashed Up Mixes (2004)
• Tin Foil Hat (2009)
• The Glow Remixes (2011)

• "June" / "The Proxy" (2001)
• "Rain" / "Find You Out" (2002)
• "Here's What's Left" (2002)
• "Let the Good Times Roll" (2002)
• "The Horror" / "Final Frontier (Remix)" (2003)
• "Sell the World" / "Ghostwriter (Remix)" (2003)
• "1976" (2004)
• "Through the Walls" (2004)
• "Exotic Talk" (2004)
• "Fire" (2005) {{small|(with Aceyalone)}}
• "Superhero" (2006) {{small|(with Aceyalone)}}
• "You Never Had It So Good" (2007)
• "No Helmet Up Indianola" (2020)

• Pigeon John – "The Last Sunshine" from And the Summertime Pool Party (2006)
• Lushlife + CSLSX – "Toynbee Suite" from Ritualize (2016)

• Aesop Rock – "Kill 'Em All Remix" (2001)
• Cannibal Ox - "The F Word (Remix)" (2001)
• Copywrite - "Fuck Sound Check" from Eastern Conference [High & Mighty] (2001)
• Cage – "Among the Sleep" from Movies for the Blind (2002)
• Mos Def/Diverse/Prefuse 73 – "Wylin Out (RJD2 Remix)" (2002)
• RJD2 - "I REALLY Like Your Def Jux Baby Tee" from Def Jux 2 (2002)
• RJD2- "True Confessions" from Urban Renewal Program (2002)
• Souls of Mischief – "Spark" (2002)
• El-P – "Lazerfaces' Warning (RJD2 Remix)" from Fandam Plus (2002)
• Edotkom - "Blind Man's Eye" from Obsidian: The Altered States LP (2002)
• Massive Attack – "Butterfly Caught (RJD2 Remix)" (2002)
• Murs – "Sore Losers" from The End of the Beginning (2003)
• Viktor Vaughn – "Saliva" from Vaudeville Villain (2003)
• The Weathermen – "5 Left in the Clip (RJD2 Remix)" from The Conspiracy (2003)
• Cage – "Weather People" from Weatherproof (2003)
• Nightmares on Wax – "70s 80s (RJD2 Remix)" (2003)
• Elbow – "Fugitive Motel (RJD2 Mix)" (2003)
• The High & Mighty- "Incorporate Anthem" from The Highlight Zone (2003)
• Tame One – "Up 2 No Good Again" from When Rappers Attack (2003)
• CunninLynguists – "Seasons" from SouthernUnderground (2003)
• Diverse – "Certified"; "Uprock"; "Big Game"; "Explosive" + "Under the Hammer" from One A.M. (2003)
• Aceyalone – "Lost Your Mind" + "Moonlit Skies" from Love & Hate (2003)
• J-Walk - "Another Lover (RJD2 Remix)" (2003)
• Babbletron – "The Clock Song" from Mechanical Royalty (2003)
• Vast Aire – "9 Lashes (When Michael Smacks Lucifer)" from Look Mom... No Hands (2004)
• Leak Bros – "Gimmesumdeath" from Waterworld (2004)
• Hikaru Utada – "Devil Inside (RJD2 Remix)" (2004)
• Unkle - "Reign (RJD2 Vocal Remix)" (2004)
• Leela James – "Music (RJD2 Remix)" (2005)
• Cage – "Shoot Frank" from Hell's Winter (2005)
• Astrud Gilberto – "The Gentle Rain (RJD2 Remix)" from Verve Remixed 3 (2005)
• The Go! Team – "Huddle Formation (RJD2 Remix)" from Ladyflash Remixes (2006)
• Pigeon John – "The Last Sunshine" from And the Summertime Pool Party (2006)
• Cool Calm Pete – "Black Friday" from Lost (2006)
• Fall Out Boy - "Dance, Dance (Remix)" (2006)
• Aceyalone – "Never Come Back"; "Angelina Valintina" + "Impact" from Grand Imperial (2006)
• Jack Peñate – "Learning Lines" from Matinée (2007)
• Little Brother - "Best Kept Secret" (2007)
• Yo La Tengo – "Here to Fall (RJD2 Remix)" from Here to Fall: Remixes (2010)
• J-Live – "Great Expectations" from S.P.T.A. (2011)
• CunninLynguists – "The Format" from Strange Journey Volume Three (2014)
• Son Little – "Cross My Heart (RJD2 Remix)" from Things I Forgot (2014)
• Tycho – "Apogee (RJD2 Remix)" from Awake Remixes (2016)
• Homeboy Sandman – "Gumshoe" from Kindness for Weakness (2016)

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