Magic comes out my mouth, Welcome to RaYDeO’S World !
JOHNNY KENSY FELIZ, BETTER KNOWN BY HIS STAGE NAME, RAYDEO, IS AN AMERICAN RAPPER AND SONGWRITER. STARTING IN 2017, HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS CHARISMATIC NATURE AND HIS PLAYFUL, YET SHARP LYRICISM. HE BEGAN RECEIVING POSITIVE ATTENTION FROM HIS “FREESTYLE FRIDAYS”, WHICH DISPLAYED HIS UNIQUE STYLE THROUGH A SERIES OF REMIXES TO CLASSIC BEATS AND INSTRUMENTALS.
RAYDEO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NEW YORK TO DOMINICAN PARENTS. THEY SPARKED HIS INTEREST IN HIP-HOP, PLAYING ARTISTS LIKE A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, WU-TANG CLAN, TUPAC, NAS, AND JAY-Z. BEFORE CREATING MUSIC, HE FOUND WAYS TO EXPRESS HIMSELF THROUGH COUNTLESS HOURS OF PHOTO EDITING AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. IT WASN’T UNTIL A GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE IN 2016, WHERE A HEADLINING KENDRICK LAMAR INSPIRED RAYDEO TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MUSIC.
AS AN UPCOMING NYC ARTIST, RAYDEO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN PUBLICATIONS LIKE ID MAGAZINE, CLASH, AND THISIS50. HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCES ARE TYLER, THE CREATOR, ISAIAH RASHAD AND DUCKWRTH. RAYDEO NAVIGATES LIFE WITH THE CATCHPHRASE "DREAMS ARE REALITY", REMINDING HIM THAT EVEN HIS HIGHEST ASPIRATIONS ARE ALWAYS WITHIN ARMS REACH.
