If you are a fan of old-school hip-hop, you’ve come to the right place to check out The KYD’s latest single “Sedgwick Avenue” feat. Dango Forlaine. This track is different and a great experience from start to finish, when it landed on our radar we knew we needed to share it with you.
“Sedgwick Avenue” is 2 minutes and 27 seconds of old school, hard hitting bars to an ominous, boom-bap made by producer Blaize Wareham. The Kyd exercises his smooth flow and pays tribute to legends and those who founded hip-hop, including people such as DJ Kool Herc, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane and the late Biz Markie. While Dango Forlaine adds his own heat to the track in the second verse, paying tribute to legends in the Detroit hip-hop scene and claiming the city’s importance to the genre.
The first few seconds will be enough to have you hooked on this record. The KYD is a talented artist and has an amazing passion for his music, he poured great energy and original lyrics into this title and the music really does speak for itself in this case. The KYD has a distinctive writing style and his performance on this song is on another level. The flow is smooth and the instrumental is dope. The production is polished and the vocal mixing is excellent. This record was produced by Blaize Wareham, and it’s really some good stuff to listen to all day long. Check it out for yourself and let us know what you think down below. Don’t forget to follow The KYD online to stay up to date on any upcoming shows or projects!
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
The KYD is a rapper from Chatham, Ontario, Canada and currently based in London, Ontario. He started getting into rapping initially in high school after a friend recommended they try freestyling one rainy day when they couldn’t go out skating. Writing and recording raps then turned into a regular thing to do for fun on weekends with a group of friends. Upon hearing albums like Nas’s Illmatic and others from the Golden Era of the ‘80s and ‘90s, this eventually would blossom into an obsession with the culture that has led to where The KYD is now. Inspired by artists like Nas, AZ, Eminem, Kool G Rap, Big Pun, and Black Thought, The KYD’s music gravitates more to the styles of older hip-hop that focus more on the MC’s craft than much of mainstream music does at the moment. With that said, he strives to carry on the tradition of the Golden Era while presenting it in ways that can resonate with both hip-hop heads and the younger generation. In 2022, The KYD plans on dropping a lot of music and expanding his sound and reach. His joint album with fellow Canadian rapper Pats, “PK ALL DAY,’ dropped April 13th, and is currently available to stream now. Most recently, he’s dropped the single “Back To The Essence” in collaboration with producer A Major. At the moment, The KYD is also already working on his follow-up to PK ALL DAY, which will be his first full-length solo project. It is expected to drop later this year.
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