The Kyd

The KYD is a rapper currently based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. 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, Black Thought, Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Big L, Lloyd Banks, Roc Marciano, and KA, 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 younger fans.