RJD2
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RJD2

RJD2 is the stage name of Ramble John Krohn, a producer and multi-instrumentalist who started making music in Columbus, Ohio in the late 1990s. His debut...

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RJD2 builds intricate worlds from hip-hop and soul

The Columbus producer's instrumental tracks layer jazz touches, atmospheric textures, and experimental beats.

For a good sense of his approach, try 'Clean Living' or '1976'. They show how he builds those layered, atmospheric tracks that don't need words to tell a story.

Listen to 'Clean Living' and you hear how RJD2 makes hip-hop feel both intricate and grounded. His work pulls from soul, funk, and classical elements without settling into one genre. The result is instrumental music that builds its own atmosphere, track by track.

Ramble John Krohn started making music in Columbus, Ohio in the late 1990s. His debut 'Deadringer' arrived in 2002, followed by albums like 'Since We Last Spoke' and 'The Third Hand' that kept shifting his sound. He's worked with vocalist Phonte from Little Brother and instrumentalist Aaron Livingston along the way.

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RJD2 is the stage name of Ramble John Krohn, a producer and multi-instrumentalist who started making music in Columbus, Ohio in the late 1990s. His debut album 'Deadringer' came out in 2002, followed by 'Since We Last Spoke' in 2004 and 'The Third Hand' in 2007.

His tracks like 'Smoke & Mirrors' and 'Clean Living' show how he works with hip-hop beats, jazz touches, and atmospheric layers. He's collaborated with vocalist Phonte from Little Brother, instrumentalist Aaron Livingston, and turntablist DJ Manipulator.

RJD2's music doesn't settle into one genre, pulling from soul, funk, and classical elements while keeping an experimental feel. The result is instrumental work that feels both intricate and grounded.

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The Start here section opens with Clean Living, 1976, and Chicken-Bone Circuit so you can move through the artist's stronger lyric pages first.

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