Caught Up With Jkurd

Q.) What is your name / stage name?
Jkurd

Q.) Where are you from?
St Joseph, Michigan

Q.) What do you do?
I rap and I write raps. I have a heavy interest in art. I live in the creative realm constantly.

Q.) How long have you been making music?
I started writing raps about 14 years ago but didn’t start recording and releasing music until 2021, Covid era

Q.) What was your first song/project?
My first project was ‘Wavy’ released on April 29th 2021

Q.) Who’s your inspiration?
Chip tha ripper, Mac Miller, Biggie, Wu Tang, Wiz Khalifa, Eminem, JDilla

Q.) What genre of music do you create?
Rap, HipHop

Q.) What are some features you have?
Michael Christmas, JareOG

Q.) Who’s one person, dead or alive, that you’d want to work with?
Mac Miller

Q.) Are you signed to a label?
No

Q.) Do you want a record deal, a distribution deal, or none?
If the vibe and vision is right then yeah I’d be willing to sign with someone

Q.) Who are your biggest supporters?
Myself

Q.) Do you write your own material?
Yes

Q.) Do you create your own music video concepts?
My homie Burke and I have some ideas coming together

Q.) What’s your favorite music to listen to?
I listen to a lot of rap but I find myself listening to a lot of classic rock and R&b/ soul, that’s almost where a lot of my inspiration has been coming from these days

Q.) What are you currently working on?
Currently I’m in the process of putting out my 6th project

Q.) What is your latest release?
‘Good Kush’ released on October 31st

Q.) When is your next release?
Soon to be announced

Q.) Where is one place you want to travel to perform?
Europe

Q.) What’s the biggest crowd that you have performed for?
Just a room full of the homies, I haven’t had the opportunity to rap on stage yet

Q.) Who’s someone you can see yourself on tour with?
Anyone who’d let me come along, I enjoy all music all genres I can see myself vibing regardless

Q.) Who produces your music?
Burke

Q.) Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Making music