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Artist
Kidd
12+ albums
rapHip-Hopdanishpolishpop
about
There are four artists under the name KIDD: 1. Kidd (also known as Nicholas Westwood) is a Hip-Hop artist from Copenhagen, Denmark related to Kid Kishore’s SYGNOK RECORDS, though releasing music through YouTube and Cheff Records. A self-declared spoof act, Kidd made his mainstream breakthrough following the success of his YouTube single, Kysset med Jamel (literally: “Been Kissing Jamel”) which was released in March 2011 and went viral, reaching 100.000 views in a few months, a large number for a Danish artist not backed by a major label, and he received much media attention, appearing in the Danish national news and on the cover of Soundvenue, a Danish music magazine. Kidd released the singles Gøre sin ting (literally: “[to] Do One’s Thing”) and Ik lavet penge (literally: “Not Made Money”) and the full-length album Greatest Hits the same year, and subsequently announced his retirement numerous times, withdrawing the statement shortly after everytime. The end of Kidd came on January 8th 2012. On national television, Nicholas Westwood (Kidd) described his work as an onslaught on the music industry, dismissed it as a joke, and declared his following “uncritical”. He promised not to continue his career as Kidd. Despite his declarations about finishing his career, Kidd returned in 2014 with a new album called Kiddæssencen. He promoted the album with two singles: Brunt Øje (literally: Brown Eye) and Ryst Pagne (literally: Shake Champagne). 2. Kidd (also known as Wojtek Cic
