RJD2 (born Ramble John “RJ” Krohn on May 27, 1976) is an American music 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. His 2007 album, The Third Hand, is a striking departure from his usual style and features RJD2 singing and playing instruments on nearly every track. In 2009, RJD2 established his own label, RJ’s Electrical Connections and reissued three early records as well as a box set....

Hailing from Reno, Nevada, Who Cares is conscious hip hop. Started in a bedroom, and now in thousands of them- It’s the feeling of your first kiss, and the smell of your old records mixed in a tornado of colorful noise. Hip Hop based in Jazz, Electro, and Broken Beats. It’s a futuristic view of the past. In this release on Simplify Recordings, that view gets an interpretation from the best of the West featuring NastyNasty, Love & Light, Knight Riderz, Sugarpill, ill-esha, Samples, Stylust Beats, Omega, ZeroPointOne, & Kat1lyst. Buy the remix set HERE preview on soundcloud: Who Cares – Teenage Ego Trip REMIXED by Simplify Recordings

“Subtle and lush, no song is without nuance in style that is not only rewarding, but adequate in placement—no tricks for the sake of flare—nor are the instrumental affairs exaggerated or embellished.” —  Blake Gillespie, Submerge

Who Cares is ALL ABOUT the live performance. This FREE DOWNLOAD was recorded in early 2010 at a local studio. Please share with your friends & get us a gig in a town near you. ALBUM ART:

I have a little artwork hangin’ up @ BEACH HUT DELI (Reno) >> 6160 Mae Anne Ave NW Reno >>> along with a few new pieces from lopan too.  Come thru. -Fernie Fresh   Everyday is sad and gray, since my fortune washed away there’s nothing my heart wants to say, in all the records that they play maybe god is weeping because last night while he was sleeping an enemy came from a company name and they poisoned the rain that we’re drinking I felt it since my birth, but can’t explain the way that it tasted a sadness filled the earth until a verse came and replaced it with light to dry our circuits when the breakers...