He mahi takirua ko Kid’n’Rei – ngā kaiwhakatangitangi Kid rāua ko C. Rei. Ko ōna ingoa tūturu, ko Tane Williams-Accra me Callum Rei McDougall.
He takirua ‘hip-hop’ a Kid’n’Rei.
I tipu ake rāua i Pōneke, i noho tonu rāua i reira.
Nō Ngāti Raukawa me Ngāti Pākehā a C. Rei. Ko Ngāti Āwherika me Ngāti Pākehā ngā iwi o Kid.
Tekau mā iwa o rāua tau.
He tino ngākaunui rāua ki te mahi whakangahau, ahakoa te kanikani, te waiata, te whakaataata rānei.
Inaianei, kei te ako a Kid i te ‘Stage and Screen’ ki Whitireia; koinei tana tau tuatahia. Ka ako a C. Rei ki Te Whare Wānanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui. Kei te whai ia i te tohu paetahi i Te Reo Māori me Marketing; koinei tana tau tuarua.
Ahakoa kāore rāua i ako i te pūoru i te whare wānanga, ko te pūoru te mea nui ki a rāua.
I Āperira, ka tukua te kiriata pūoru mō ōna waiata ‘Holes in my Chucks’ i runga i YouTube. Kei te maumaharatia pai te rangi o te waiata nei. I whakaatu tēnei waiata i te wairua tākarokaro o te pūoru o Kid’n’Rei. Ko te mea nui ki a Kid’n’Rei, ko te pārekareka o te ao pūoru.
Kātahi anō ka tuku a Kid’n’Rei i o rāua EP, Duos Dynamic. Ka taea te whiwhi i runga i te ipurangi, i ngā whārangi ipurangi ki raro, kaore he utu.
Inaianei, i whakarite a Kid’n’Rei i tētahi pō whakangahau ki te whakanui i te tuku o te EP Duos Dynamic. Titiro ki te whārangi Pukamata o Kid’n’Rei mō ngā pānui e pa ana ki te pō whakangahau nei.
Kid’n’Rei is a collaboration project between rappers Kid and C. Rei, who is also the producer.
They describe their sound as a light, fresh, localised brand of hip-hop, clearly showing their background and influences.
Download Kid’n’Rei’s free EP from any of the following sites:
– Facebook.com/kidnrei
– Kidnrei.bandcamp.com
– Youtube.com/kidxrei
– Soundcloud.com/kidnrei]