AkinG Kalld Pedro
AkinG Kalld Pedro
Afrodité, Pedronova, Pedrinho, Akp
Born Akinola Jordan Pedro, in Washington D.C., AkinG Kalld Pedro was raised by Nigerian parents on the outskirts of nation’s capital. always having music around him, his parents listened to artists like Michael Jackson, Fela Kuti, Shina Peters , Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Sade and much more. It wasn’t until the year 2002, Pedro was introduced to hip-hop by his older brother when playing him a copy of The Eminem Show. In that same year, Pedro and his family traveled to Lagos, Nigeria where he would eventually spend six years. In 2009, returning to the states he lived in various cities around Maryland. He began to take hip-hop seriously after hearing Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor. In 2013, Pedro released his first mixtape, Two In One the suicide project. AkinG Kalld Pedro released the genre-bending Viva Sua Paixão in the summer of 2016 and his independent debut project, titled 358/2 Days on September 29, 2017.
In 2018. AkinG Kalld Pedro then released his buzzing single Diddy then on April 2019, He released the Jazz-Fusion inspired Project “SURREALISM”. The project discusses his own version of the Kübler-Ross model (Stages of Grief). 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'‘ was selected by Kevin Durant and Stoute himself for NBA2K’s 2020 soundtrack. In 2020, Pedro Released the first single “INTERNACIONAL” off his upcoming debut album. The single earned him a placement on NBA2K21’s soundtrack, marking Pedro with back to back placements with 2ksports.
- Velho Freestyle (Remix)
- Dias Melhores (Interlúdio)
- Saudade {02.20.2016}
- Fuck Being Polite (Free of Style)
- A Loser’s Celebration (Remix)
- Brazilian XXXstar
- Casa
- Her Gingada Took The Lead {03.28.2015.}
- Tudo
- Empty Night
- Lost
- Viva Sua Paixão (Interlúdio)
- Afro-Brazil: Viva Sua Paixão [Tracklist + Album Art]
- Minha Alma Canta
- A Outra {04.02.2015.}
- Reactions (Remix)
- Pedrinho’s Pineapple Pool Party (Remix)
- Somewhere In DMV
- Before i Slept...
- Nós Erramos (Afro) {Nov. 23rd 2015}
- E&J
- Muse {Sep. 29th 2015}
- October’s Song
- W/ Ela {Oct. 23rd 2015}