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JOHNNY KENSY FELIZ, BETTER KNOWN BY HIS STAGE NAME, RAYDEO, IS AN AMERICAN RAPPER AND SONGWRITER. STARTING IN 2017, HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS CHARISMATIC NATURE AND HIS PLAYFUL, YET SHARP LYRICISM. HE BEGAN RECEIVING POSITIVE ATTENTION FROM HIS “FREESTYLE FRIDAYS”, WHICH DISPLAYED HIS UNIQUE STYLE THROUGH A SERIES OF REMIXES TO CLASSIC BEATS AND INSTRUMENTALS.
RAYDEO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NEW YORK TO DOMINICAN PARENTS. THEY SPARKED HIS INTEREST IN HIP-HOP, PLAYING ARTISTS LIKE A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, WU-TANG CLAN, TUPAC, NAS, AND JAY-Z. BEFORE CREATING MUSIC, HE FOUND WAYS TO EXPRESS HIMSELF THROUGH COUNTLESS HOURS OF PHOTO EDITING AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. IT WASN’T UNTIL A GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE IN 2016, WHERE A HEADLINING KENDRICK LAMAR INSPIRED RAYDEO TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MUSIC.
AS AN UPCOMING NYC ARTIST, RAYDEO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN PUBLICATIONS LIKE ID MAGAZINE, CLASH, AND THISIS50. HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCES ARE TYLER, THE CREATOR, ISAIAH RASHAD AND DUCKWRTH. RAYDEO NAVIGATES LIFE WITH THE CATCHPHRASE "DREAMS ARE REALITY", REMINDING HIM THAT EVEN HIS HIGHEST ASPIRATIONS ARE ALWAYS WITHIN ARMS REACH.
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RAYDEO RETURNS WITH HIS DEEPLY INTROSPECTIVE LEAD SINGLE, COUSIN OF DEATH. THE RAPPER’S RASPY TONE SINKS INTO A DEEP POCKET OF THE MINIMAL BUT BOUNCY BEAT PRODUCED BY RYLAN KREPS.
RAYDEO CRITIQUES THE CURRENT STATE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY SAYING, “INDUSTRY, INEXPLICABLY, SELLING LIES WITH A SIDE OF FRIES”. IN A TIME WHERE MUSIC LISTENERS ARE OFTEN FORCE FED QUICK AND EASY SONGS THAT LACK SUBSTANCE AND FRESH POINTS OF VIEW, RAYDEO WONDERS HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR HIS MESSAGE TO CUT THROUGH ALL THE NOISE.
COUSIN OF DEATH SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE UPCOMING ALBUM, I BE SAD TOO. WITH THIS PROJECT, RAYDEO HOPES TO GIVE HIS FANS A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF HIS CREATIVE JOURNEY AND HOW HIS MENTAL HEALTH BOTH IMPACTS AND INFORMS HIS CREATIVE OUTPUT. I BE SAD TOO IS SLATED TO DROP IN JUNE 2024.
