Kid Static

Kid Static is a Chicago rapper/producer who is sometimes affiliated with fellow Chicago producer Yea Big. He is a producer first and foremost, with a style that is informed by experimental electronica styles, but his rapping is what garners the most attention. He released his solo debut album, Have You Seen This Man?, on the independent label Anodyne Electric Company. His sophomore release, It Gleams, was on Cobra Records out of Chicago. He toured nationally with Yea Big for the release of The Heavy, a 7" EP on Metal Postcard, and Yea Big + Kid Static, a full-length album on Jib Door. In addition to studio work, the duo also performed together, notably opening for Rhymefest at the Metro in Chicago and GZA at the Englert Theater in Iowa City. He has recorded with Del the Funkee Homosapien and for a short time served as hype man for Open Mike Eagle. Now based in Austin, TX, Kid Static is playing shows around town preparing for the release of material in mid 2024. His Instagram series "Random Bad Rap Ideas" has octupled his social media following since the end of last year.