Kinetics (rapper)
 |
Kinetics | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jeremy Dussolliet |
| Born | Brooklyn, New York |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States of America |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | www |
Jeremy Dussolliet, known professionally as Kinetics is a rapper and songwriter based in New York City who has been releasing hip-hop projects since 2008. He has collaborated with R.A. the Rugged Man, Skyzoo, Remedy from Wu-Tang Killa Bees, Termanology, Accent, the Unknown Prophets and others, but is best known for his work with friend and longtime collaborator, NYC producer One Love. In 2009, Kinetics & One Love started releasing experimental hip-hop projects and writing and producing for other artists.
Early life[edit]
Jeremy "Kinetics" Dussolliet was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Hudson Valley.[citation needed] He started writing poetry and rapping in high school but did not release any original music until he met Tim "One Love" Sommers – a drummer, producer and DJ at Cornell University, where the two were both students.[citation needed] The two started working on songs together in 2007, with One Love handling the production and Kinetics providing rap vocals. In 2008, Kinetics released a free seven-track EP online, which helped the rapper first develop a small buzz in the New York area. One Love produced two songs off the project and played keys on a third.[citation needed] A popular song on The Kinetics EP, "High Noon," addressed a real incident in which Kinetics was sliced in the face by an opponent’s box-cutter during a rap battle in a club parking lot.[citation needed]
After the release of The Kinetics EP, Kinetics & One Love decided to form a group and start an artist project together. The first Kinetics & One Love album, Fading Back To Normal, was released in 2009. That album contained the Kinetics & One Love original, “Airplanes,”[1][2] which was later bought by Atlantic Records and re-released commercially as the second single of rapper B.o.B's debut album.
In the summer of 2012, Kinetics released his first mixtape entitled With A Little Help From My Friends,[3] featuring guest appearances from R.A. the Rugged Man, Remedy, Nitty Scott, Dylan Owen, the Unknown Prophets and Lower East Side-based rapper and poet Accent. On August 28, 2012, Kinetics & One Love released their second album entitled You Are Not Alone,[4][5] with guest appearances from Termanology, Wynter Gordon, Nitty Scott and Accent.
Since 2013, Kinetics has been featured on tracks by Neon Hitch, King Deco and Accent as well as the chorus of “No Reservation” by BK Brasco, Timbaland and Pusha T. In 2014 he took a hiatus from releasing projects, however, to focus on songwriting for other artists.[citation needed] He is currently managed by Nullah Sarker of Hourglass Entertainment and Lava Music Publishing.[citation needed]
Musical style and lyrical content[edit]
| This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (March 2017) |
Kinetics has described his musical style as east coast cypher rap fused with a pop songwriting approach to choruses, production and overall presentation – especially in his collaborations with One Love. Characteristic elements of his rapping include strings of multisyllabic rhymes, alliteration, double-entendres and extended metaphors. He also likes song-long story tracks, often ending with twists or grand revelations. The song “Michelle,” for example, is a coming of age story about an immigrant girl living in the Bronx in the 1970s - doubling as a metaphor for and personification of the genre of hip-hop, in the spirit of rapper Common’s "I Used to Love H.E.R." He has also noted film director Christopher Nolan as a major influence on his storytelling style (specifically the aspects of time distortion in narratives and twist endings), and sometimes calls himself "hip-hop's Chris Nolan."[citation needed]
Kinetics & One Love often focus on mankind's future decisions its ability to react to technology and overpopulation. Technology and computers have become such prevalent themes in their music that Kinetics & One Love have adopted alter egos as alien computer programs and often refer to themselves as robots and cyborgs in their songs. Kinetics has frequently referenced the scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla.
Songwriting credits[edit]
Together with his producer and writing partner One Love, Kinetics has cowritten for a variety of artists including B.o.B, Pitbull, Eminem and Melanie Martinez and Madison Beer making his commercial debut in 2010 by penning the chorus to B.o.B's Grammy nominated, platinum selling single "Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore.[1][2]
| Year | Artist | Album | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | B.o.B | The Adventures of Bobby Ray | "Airplanes" (Feat. Hayley Williams)[6][7][8] |
| "Airplanes pt. II" (Feat. Hayley Williams & Eminem)[2] | |||
| 2013 | Hook N Sling & Chris Willis | Single | "Magnet"[9] |
| Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike | Single | "Find Tomorrow (Ocarina)" (Feat. Wolfpack & Katy B) | |
| 2014 | Neon Hitch | 301 to Paradise | "Intro" |
| "Gypsy Star" | |||
| "Red Lights" | |||
| "We Can't Stop" [10] | |||
| "Subtitles" (Feat. Kinetics) | |||
| "Some Like It Hot" (Feat. Kinetics) | |||
| Eleutheromaniac | "Yard Sale"[11] | ||
| Melanie Martinez | Dollhouse EP | "Dollhouse" [12] | |
| "Carousel" | |||
| "Dead to Me" | |||
| Pitbull | Globalization | "This Is Not A Drill" (Feat. Bebe Rexha) | |
| Christina Grimmie | ADORE EP | "Cliche" | |
| 2015 | Clarity | Single | "Sharks In The Swimming Pool"[13] |
| Alienation | "Velcro"[13] | ||
| Katy Tiz | Single | "Whistle (While You Work It)"[14] | |
| Melanie Martinez | Cry Baby | "Cry Baby"[15] | |
| "Dollhouse"[16] | |||
| "Sippy Cup"[17] | |||
| "Carousel"[18] | |||
| "Alphabet Boy"[19] | |||
| "Milk and Cookies" | |||
| "Mrs. Potato Head" | |||
| "Mad Hatter" | |||
| Jasmine Thompson | Single | "Do It Now" | |
| 2016 | King Deco | Single | "Castaway"[20] |
| Sophie Beem | Sophie Beem EP | "Skyline" | |
| "Sleepless/City Kid" | |||
| "Nail Polish" | |||
| The Lonely Island | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Soundtrack | "Incredible Thoughts" (Feat. Michael Bolton) | |
| 2018 | Madison Beer | As She Pleases | "Fools" |
| "Tyler Durden" | |||
| "Teenager In Love" |
Discography[edit]
- The Kinetics EP (2008)
- Fading Back To Normal (2009) (collaborative project with producer One Love)
- With A Little Help From My Friends (2012)
- You Are Not Alone (2012) (collaborative project with producer One Love)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Global Leader in Music Publishing | Warner/Chappell Music". Uk.warnerchappell.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ a b c "Kinetics & One Love". Ascap.com. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "BlackBook Premiere: Kinetics' 'With a Little Help From My Friends' Mixtape - BlackBook". Bbook.com. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "V Premiere! Kinetics & One Love "Still Dreamin" (Feat. Termanology)". Vibe.com. 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ Erika Ramirez (2012-08-27). "Kinetics & One Love Song Premiere: 'In My Own World' Feat. Yung Joey". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "ASCAP 2011 Pop Awards: Most Performed Songs". Ascap.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ Lamb, Bill. "B.o.B. - Airplanes featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore and Eminem - Review of the second single from B.o.B". Top40.about.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Rockville songwriter pens B.o.B's hip-hop hit, 'Airplanes' - Baltimore Sun". September 21, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Hook N Sling & Chris Willis - Magnet · Stoney Roads". Stoneyroads.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Watch Neon Hitch Dominate Her Ska-Tinged Cover Of Miley Cyrus' 'We Can't Stop' (VIDEO) - MTV". Buzzworthy.mtv.com. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "creem magazine | Neon Hitch x Kinetics & One Love". Creemmag.com. 2014-11-19. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ Rachel McRady (2014-02-10). "Voice Alum Melanie Martinez Releases "Dollhouse": Watch Music Video! - Us Weekly". Usmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ a b Jason Lipshutz (2015-07-13). "Clairity 'Velcro' Song Premiere: Listen/Stream". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Katy Tiz's "Whistle (While You Work It)" Video Is An Animated/Live-Action Blockbuster: Idolator Premiere". Idolator. 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Melanie Martinez Gets Delivered by a Doctor in a Rabbit Mask in 'Cry Baby' Video: Watch". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Voice's First Breakout? Melanie Martinez Releases Haunting New Single". Usmagazine.com. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Melanie Martinez Slips Into Surrealist Mayhem In Arresting 'Sippy Cup' Video". Spin.com. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ "Her Source I Melanie Martinez Talks 'Carousel,' 'American Horror Story,' & More!". The Source. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Sing Along to Melanie Martinez's Dark 'Alphabet Boy' Video". Fuse.tv. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ "Trop-Pop Newcomer King Deco Releases Sunny Anthem 'Castaway' (Exclusive Premiere)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.