Kidd Kidd Explained

Kidd Kidd
Birth Name:Curtis Stewart
Alias:Nutt Da Kidd
Birth Date:26 November 1983[1]
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genre:Hip hop
Years Active:1999−present

Curtis Stewart (born November 26, 1983), better known by his stage name Kidd Kidd (formerly known as Nutt Da Kidd), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of the first members of Lil Wayne's label imprint, Young Money Entertainment, as a part of Southern hip hop group Sqad Up. In 2011, Kidd Kidd signed a record deal with 50 Cent's label imprint G-Unit Records and subsequently in 2014, he joined the newly reformed East Coast hip hop group, G-Unit. In 2015, he was chosen as part of XXL Magazine's annual Freshman Class.[2]

Career

Kidd Kidd was discovered by American hip hop recording artist Lil Wayne, while rapping on a street corner in New Orleans. Kidd Kidd went on to sign a recording contract with Wayne's record label imprint, Young Money Entertainment. He joined the label as a member of Southern hip hop group Sqad Up, alongside fellow New Orleans-based rappers, Gudda Gudda and T-Streets.[3] The group would ultimately disband and leave Young Money in 2004, due to disputes between members. Kidd Kidd would later rejoin the label and make an appearance on Lil Wayne's 2008 hit single "Mrs. Officer", however after not appearing in the video, Kidd Kidd severed ties with Wayne once again.[4]

In June 2011, two weeks after meeting New York City-based rapper 50 Cent, Kidd Kidd was shot six times.[4] In July 2011, it was announced Kidd Kidd secured a recording contract with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records.[5] 50 Cent empathized with Kidd Kidd's situation, reminiscent to his own shooting in 2000, and instead of walking away much like Columbia Records did to him, 50 Cent chose to help Kidd Kidd.[6] He has gone on to appear on numerous 50 Cent's projects, such as The Big 10 (2011), The Lost Tape (2012) and 5 (Murder by Numbers) (2012). After being prominently featured on 50 Cent's fifth album Animal Ambition, which was released in June 2014, Kidd Kidd was added to the East Coast hip hop group named G-Unit.

On April 11, 2018, Kidd Kidd announced that he had left G-Unit Records to focus on his own label RLLNR Entertainment[7]

Personal life

On June 12, 2011, Kidd Kidd was attacked and shot six times while sitting in a vehicle, outside his mothers home in New Orleans. Two masked men ambushed the car he was sitting in, firing 36 shots into the vehicle. In June 2019 he married a woman named Shayla from Ocala, Florida [8]

Discography

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
US
R&B/HH
US
Rap
The Reallionaire
  • Released: May 3, 2011
  • Label: G-Unit
  • Format: Digital download
The Beauty of Independence
(with G-Unit)
  • Released: August 25, 2014
  • Label: G-Unit
  • Format: Digital Download
17 3 2
The Beast Is G-Unit
(with G-Unit)
  • Released: March 3, 2015
  • Label: G-Unit
  • Format: Digital download
27 3 3
2014 Mazant Street
  • Released: April 28, 2020
  • Label: RLLNR Records
  • Format: Digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

Title! scope="col" style="width:16em;"
Mixtape details
SQ1
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2002
(US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
SQ2
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2002
(US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
SQ3
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2002
(US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
SQ4
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2002
(US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
SQ5
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2003
(US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
SQ6
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2003
(US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Rapper's Worst Nitemare
  • Released: 2015
(US)
  • Formats: Digital download
Fuk the Fame
  • Released: 15 September 2015 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download
Rapper's Worst Nightmare II
  • Released: May 13, 2016 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download
The Lost Flash Drive
(with G-Unit)
  • Released: August 30, 2016 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download
Peanut From Mazant
  • Released: February 2, 2017 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download
Unquestionable
  • Released: January 13, 2018 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download
Hustle or Hate
  • Released: September 1, 2018 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download
To Yall From Me
  • Released: June 2, 2019 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download
Undeniable
  • Released: September 9, 2019 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download
Real is Rare
  • Released: September 20, 2021 (US)
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As a lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
US
R&B
US
Rap

"Big Bankroll"2011The Reallionaire
"New Warleans (Like It's Friday)"[9]
(featuring Juvenile)
2012Street Fame
"I'm A G (Bury Me A G)"2013Fuck Da Fame
"Middle Finger"
"I Am"2014
"Ejected" (featuring Lil Wayne)2015
Lately2019
Tattoos Over Bullet Wounds2019
Trigga Happy2020
M.O.B2020
New Warleans2021
Crooks2022
Mama2022
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As a featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[10]
US
R&B
[11]
US
Rap

[12]
"Mrs. Officer"
(Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino and Kidd Kidd)
200816 5 2

Platinum

  • RIANZ: Gold
Tha Carter III
"Haters"[13]
(Tony Yayo featuring 50 Cent, Shawty Lo, Roscoe Dash and Kidd Kidd)
2011112 rowspan="1"
"Chase the Paper"
(50 Cent featuring Prodigy, Styles P and Kidd Kidd)
2014Animal Ambition
"Everytime I Come Around"
(50 Cent featuring Kidd Kidd)
53
"Irregular Heartbeat"
(50 Cent featuring Jadakiss and Kidd Kidd)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearOther artist(s)Album
"I Want This Forever"2008Drake, Lil Waynerowspan="1"
"She Bad"2011Lil Wayne, Mack Mainerowspan="1"
"Niggas Be Scheming"50 CentThe Big 10
"Shooting Guns"
"Get Busy"2012The Lost Tape
"O.J."
"When I Pop The Trunk"
"Roll That Shit"5 (Murder by Numbers)
"Do Your Thing"Precious Paris, 50 Cent, Shaun WhiteFrom Paris with Love
"Rida"Precious Paris
"My Bday"[14] Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, T-StreetsDon't Let It Go to Waste
"We Up"201350 Cent, Kendrick Lamar
"Move"Tony Yayo, 50 CentGodfather Of The Ghetto
"Downtown"[15] August Alsina
"Fuckin' Problems"[16] Lil Wayne, EuroDedication 5
"Shake Fa Ya Hood"20148-9 Boyz, Freeway
"Flatline"Lil ChuckeeOverdue
"Life"2015Young Buck, Tony YayoBefore The Beast
"Real Shit"Curt DiggsHate Da Game Vol. 3: Hustler's Ambition
"Blue Money"Show Banga, Rich The KidMayor 4 Life
"100"D12, Young BuckThe Devil's Night: Mixtape
"Everyday"2016Project Pat, Big TrillStreet God 3
"Want It All Remix" [17] 2020High DefynitionN/A

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ProTag - Kidd Kidd.
  2. Web site: 2015 XXL Freshman Class Revealed . BallerStatus.com . June 3, 2015 . June 3, 2015 . June 26, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101619/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/06/03/2015-xxl-freshman-class-revealed/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Lil Wayne Inspires Kidd Kidd To Make It Big . https://web.archive.org/web/20110223003134/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626616/lil-wayne-inspires-kidd-kidd-make-it-big.jhtml . dead . February 23, 2011 . Mtv.com . 2009-11-18 . 2020-04-15.
  4. Web site: Kidd Kidd on Signing With 50 Cent, New Music, The Money Team and Lil Wayne . Vibe.com . 2013-01-29 . 2020-04-15.
  5. Web site: 50 Cent Explains Signing Kidd Kidd To G-Unit Records . 2012-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527215839/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15899/title.50-cent-explains-signing-kidd-kidd-to-g-unit-records . 2013-05-27 . dead .
  6. Web site: Rob Markman . 50 Cent Relates Kidd Kidd's Shooting To His Own . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809195826/http://www.mtv.com/news/1667096/50-cent-kidd-kidd-shooting/ . dead . August 9, 2014 . MTV.com . 2011-07-11 . 2020-04-15.
  7. Web site: Kidd Kidd Leaves G-Unit to Find Success on His Own - XXL . Xxlmag.com . 11 April 2018 . 2020-04-15.
  8. Web site: Kidd Kidd aka Nutt da Kidd, was attacked and shot six times last Friday night - ThisIs50.com . 2014-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903112413/http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/kidd-kidd-aka-nutt-da-kidd-was?xg_source=activity . 2014-09-03 . dead .
  9. Web site: New Warleans [Like It's Friday] (feat. Juvenile) - Single by Kidd Kidd|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-warleans-like-its-friday/id587092956|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple|access-date=21 January 2013.
  10. Peak chart positions for guest appearances in the United States:
    • "Mrs. Officer": Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p384397/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Lil Wayne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles]. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. April 18, 2012.
  11. Peak chart positions for singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States:
    • "Mrs. Officer": Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p384397/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Lil Wayne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles]. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. April 18, 2012.
  12. Peak chart positions for singles on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States:
    • "Mrs. Officer": Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p384397/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Lil Wayne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles]. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. April 18, 2012.
  13. Web site: Haters (Feat. 50 Cent, Shawty Lo, Kidd Kidd & Roscoe Dash) - Single by Tony Yayo - Download Haters (Feat. 50 Cent, Shawty Lo, Kidd Kidd & Roscoe Dash) - Single on iTunes . itunes.apple.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718212917/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/haters-feat.-50-cent-shawty/id450193917 . 18 July 2011 . dead.
  14. Web site: Mack Maine - Dont Let it Go to Waste . Hotnewhiphop.com . 2012-01-05 . 2020-04-15.
  15. Web site: Downtown: Life Under the Gun by August Alsina on Apple Music . Itunes.apple.com . January 2013 . 2020-04-15.
  16. Web site: New Music: Lil Wayne – 'Dedication 5' [Mixtape] |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=2010-10-18 |access-date=2013-09-01].
  17. Web site: High Defynition, Kidd Kidd - Want It All Remix (2020, File) . Discogs.com . 2020-01-08 . 2020-04-15.