Elmo Kennedy O'Connor (born January 11, 1994), known professionally as Bones (stylized as BONES), is an American rapper from Howell, Michigan. He is notable for the frenetic pace at which he releases new music, including 56 mixtapes and 100 music videos since 2011, and his resistance to signing with a major record label or charging money for his music despite significant popularity and label interest..
Video Bones (rapper)
Early life
Elmo Kennedy O'Connor was born in Marin County, California to a mother who designed clothing and a father who was a web designer. His grandfather was actor Robert Culp. His family lived in Muir Beach, California, before moving to New York City. When O'Connor was 7 years old, his family moved to Howell, Michigan. When he was 16, he dropped out of high school and moved to Los Angeles where his brother, Elliott, had already been living. Despite leaving his parents' home in Howell at 16, O'Conner spoke positively of them, stating, "If I tried to write a book about, 'oh, what would be dream parents?', I couldn't even make anything better than them. All they do is shower me in love. Unconditional love, forever." He described Howell as a "mundane" place where its residents are "born and they die there".
Maps Bones (rapper)
Musical career
O'Conner originally started releasing music in 2010 at age 16 under the name Th@ Kid. He later officially changed his stage name to Bones in late 2012.
Bones is one of the four members in the collective Seshollowaterboyz, which consists of himself, and former Raider Klan members Xavier Wulf, Chris Travis, and Eddy Baker, whom he often performs and collaborates with. He has also released music with fellow TeamSesh member and producer Greaf, under the names Surrenderdorothy and Oregontrail.
In 2014, Bones self-released 5 mixtapes through his label TeamSesh, including Garbage, which received coverage and critical acclaim from notable publications including The Fader, Pigeons & Planes, and RESPECT.
Bones headlined a sold out show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on March 4, 2015. and opened for Shlohmo at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on May 7, 2015.
The hook from Bones' song "Dirt" was featured in ASAP Rocky's "Canal St." on the 2015 At. Long. Last. ASAP album.
On September 17, 2015, Bones performed "Canal St." with ASAP Rocky on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show but was cut from the TV broadcast. Videos of the performance were made available online.
On January 19, 2018, Bones performed in KOKO, London, thus starting his first ever European tour, called the Deadboy Tour. It took him to countries such as Germany, Ukraine, Russia and Italy.
Major label interest
Bones and his manager Elliott O'Connor, who is also his brother, have both stated that major labels have shown interest in signing him but he has declined up to this point. According to Max Bell of LA Weekly, "interested labels wanted him to be their 'white rapper,' an artist along the lines of Mac Miller and Machine Gun Kelly. But Bones wasn't interested in being remade."
Musical style
Bones is known for his unique style in which the beats are ethereal and rappers are emotional and sincere. However, Bones has been described as "not a cloud rapper", as having his own very personal style, hence why when his music is downloaded, the genre in the files is "Sesh", implying his style is his own unique genre of music. Bones has mixed different styles of rap music to his songs, he has made dark-tone/heavy metal as well as futuristic-influenced rap music; however he claims that all his songs are just one genre.
Over the years of his music career, Bones has developed a large fanbase where he helped underground hip hop develop into new styles and has been noted as "one of the greatest underground artists".
Discography
Albums
- as Th@ Kid
- Cousin Eddie (2010)
- Stifler (2011)
- Strictly for the Ratz (2011)
- Dreamcatcher. (2011)
- Ratboy (2011)
- The Good Ratz (2011)
- Knucklehead (2011)
- Team Sesh (2011)
- AttaBoy (2011)
- Stay Golden (2011)
- RatLyfe (2011)
- Holy Smokes (2011)
- ADayAtTheGetty (2011)
- Midnight: 12 AM (2011)
- Howell (2011)
- Locals Only (2011)
- YoungDumbFuck (2012)
- Foolsgold (2012)
- WhiteRapper (2012)
- TypicalRapShit (2012)
- BlackNWhite (2012) with Grandmilly
- as BONES
- Bones (2012)
- 1MillionBlunts (2012)
- LivingLegend (2013)
- Saturn (2013)
- Teenager (2013)
- ??? (2013) with Xavier Wulf
- Creep (2013)
- Scumbag (2013)
- Cracker (2013)
- PaidProgramming (2013)
- UndergroundGods (2013) with Nasty Matt
- DeadBoy (2014)
- TeenWitch (2014)
- Garbage (2014)
- Skinny (2014)
- Rotten (2014)
- SongsThatRemindYouOfHome (2015) with Dylan Ross
- Powder (2015)
- SoThereWeStood (2015)
- YouShouldHaveSeenYourFace (2015)
- Banshee (2015)
- Frayed (2015)
- HermitOfEastGrandRiver (2015)
- Useless (2016)
- PaidProgramming2 (2016)
- GoodForNothing (2016)
- SoftwareUpdate1.0 (2016)
- Disgrace (2017)
- Unrendered (2017)
- NoRedeemingQualities (2017)
- Failure (2017)
- NetworkUnknown (2017)
- Carcass (??????) (2017)
- Krater's Atlas (coming 2018) with Xavier Wulf
- TheManInTheRadiator (coming 2018)
- as surrenderdorothy
- wenenveraskedforthis (2014)
- nobodywantsme (2014)
- itstheleastwecando (2015)
- itsthethoughtthatcounts (2015)
- breathingexercise (2018)
Singles
- as Bones
- IGotABMXBikeButImNotVeryGood with Xavier Wulf
- WeDontBelieveYou with Xavier Wulf & Chris Travis
- Sv_Lan0 with Drip-133
- Blur
- LongTimeNoSee
- TheDayYouLeaveThisPlanetNobodyWillNotice
- SteveWilkosThrowsChair.mp4
- WhatAShame
- GotItBadderThanUsher
- RickysDustyOldCassette
- MyMindIsTheLastPlaceIWannaBe
- NightmareGalore with Eddy Baker
- HoldOnForDearLife
- TheVoicesOutsideAreGettingLouder
- OhNo!
- RigorMortis
- as surrenderdorothy
- illgettothebottomofthis
- suddenlyeverywordmadesense
- sittinginthecar
- noplacelikehome
- sometimes,idontunderstand
- whatgreateyesyouhave
- funnyhowthatworks
- dropeverything
- as OREGONTRAIL
- GOODBYE FOR NOW
- IF ALL ELSE FAILS
- WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING QUITE BUSY
- I ADMIT, IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY
- TILL THE WHITES OF MY EYES DRY OUT
- WE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
- FORD THE RIVER
- as Ricky a Go Go
- Stranger
- Every Night
- The Whisper Of Sweet Nothings
- You Are My Everything
- On The Run
- YouKnowIWantYou (feat. Bones)
Extended plays
- Caves (2013) with Xavier Wulf
- SeaBeds (2014) with Chris Travis
- SoThereWeStood (2015)
- YouShouldHaveSeenYourFace (2015)
- HateToBreakItToYou (2015) with Drip-133
- Frayed (2015)
- Slán (2016) with Cat Soup & Drew the Architect
- You Are All To Blame (2016) with TeamSesh
Guest appearances
References
External links
- Official website
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