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AkinG Kalld Pedro
12+ albums
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Born Akinola Jordan Pedro, in Washington D.C., AkinG Kalld Pedro was raised by Nigerian parents on the outskirts of the nation's capital. Pedro is of West African and Afro-Brazilian descent. At a young age, he has been able to see the world by visiting countries like Brazil and Nigeria, the latter of which he spent six years in the city of Lagos. Having music around him, his parents listened to a wide range of artists like Michael Jackson, Fela Kuti, Shina Peters, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Sade, and much more. Pedro fell in love with hip hop at the age of 7 years old after listening to his brother’s copy of The Eminem Show. He decided to pursue music after hearing Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. In 2016, AkinG Kalld Pedro released his genre-bending debut EP Afro-Brazil: Viva Sua Paixão which featured a mixture of hip hop, bossa nova, and samba music. In 2019, Pedro released the Jazz-Fusion-inspired Project "SURREALISM" & In the same year, Pedro found himself amongst 10 other emerging artists that won the inaugural 2Kbeats Contest by Steve Stoute’s UnitedMasters. His breakout single, Traffic.jam {BARGAIN}, was picked by Kevin Durant and Stoute himself for NBA 2K20 Soundtrack. In 2020, Pedro Released the first single “INTERNACIONAL! (Plan B)” off his debut album "Children of Immigrants!". The single earned him a placement on NBA 2K21 Next Gen Soundtrack marking Pedro with back-to-back placements with 2ksports. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA
