Kevin Rudolf
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Kevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter, and record producer. Rudolf is currently signed to Cash Money Records/Universal Republic. Born in New York City, he is currently based out of Miami, Florida. Rudolf's debut single, "Let It Rock", was released in late-2008. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. His follow-up single, "Welcome to the World" was released to radio in U.S. and Canada in January 2009. [1] So far, other than "Let It Rock", "Welcome to the World" is Rudolf's only other charting single, peaking at #75 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart.[2] His debut album, In the City, was released on November 24, 2008, where it debuted and peaked at #94 on the Billboard 200, and #74 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Early life
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Kevin Rudolf was born in New York City, New York and is based in Miami, Florida. He was raised by a single mother who introduced him to music at a young age. He first started playing guitar at age 11.[3]
Production career
Rudolf has worked with many artists as either a producer, writer or guitarist. Rudolf has notably worked with Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Black Eyed Peas, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Lyttle, David Banner, Lil Wayne, T.I., Flo-Rida, The Neptunes, Rick Ross and Ludacris. He also collaborated with Nas on the street single "NYC".[4] Kevin is also a great singer.
Musical work
In the City, was released on November 24, 2008, and includes the song "Let It Rock", which features Lil Wayne. Rudolf's "Let It Rock" will be used as the main theme for the WWE's 2009 Royal Rumble[5] pay per view and "NYC" featuring Nas was featured on CSI:NY on November 5, 2008 and it also opened up the 3rd episode of MTV's The City on January 5, 2009. "Let It Rock" reached #5 on the Billboard US Hot 100 chart, #5 on the UK Singles Chart, #3 on the Australian ARIA Chart and #2 on the Canadian Hot 100.
Virtual promotion
In 2008, Rudolf began a promotion with MindArk, developers of the Entropia Universe to build a virtual environment inspired by Rudolf's music and style currently under development by NEVERDIE.[6] Players in "Kevin Rudolf's Wasteland" will be able to interact with Rudolf in the game environment.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US | CAN | ||
| 2008 | In the City
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94 | 74 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | RIAA | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Pop |
US Adult | CAN | AUS | UK | GER | NZ | ||||
| 2008 | "Let It Rock" (ft. Lil Wayne) | 5 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | Platinum[8] | In the City |
| 2009 | "Welcome to the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Let It Rock" (feat. Lil Wayne) | Justin Francis |
Production credits
- 2008: "Something About You" (Kevin Lyttle)
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Kevin Rudolf's Biography - kevinrudolf.com
- ^ [3]
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/royalrumble/2009/january15-21/9143492
- ^ [4]
- ^ Yahoo News!
- ^ RIAA Searchable Database,search for Kevin Rudolf. Accessed 20 January 2009.