24kGoldn
Golden Landis Von Jones[2] (born November 13, 2000), known professionally as 24kGoldn, is an American rapper. He first rose to fame with his 2019 single "Valentino", which became his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[3] and prompted his signing of a recording contract from Barry Weiss' RECORDS, an imprint of Columbia Records. His 2020 follow-up single, "Mood" (featuring Iann Dior) earned further success as it peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 and served as the lead single for his debut studio album El Dorado (2021), which saw modest commercial performance.
24kGoldn
Golden Landis Von Jones
- Goldn
- El Dorado
November 13, 2000
San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
2016–present
Early life[edit]
Golden Landis Von Jones was born on November 13, 2000, in San Francisco, California, to an Ashkenazi Jewish mother Kimberly Landis and to an African-American Catholic father Torino Von Jones.[4][5][6] He has a younger sister named Sage Landis Von Jones. Both of his parents worked as fashion models before he was born.[4] He was raised celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah, and attended Hebrew school.[7][8] As a child, 24kGoldn acted in commercials. He sang in the choir in middle school and high school, and, with that, the importance of music in his life grew with his "own growth". Before he realized he could do music professionally, he planned on becoming a hedge fund manager.[9] 24kGoldn attended Lowell High School, a selective public high school, where he graduated in 2018.[10]
24kGoldn attended the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, joking that they accepted him because of a double entendre in "Valentino",[11] where he joined the Beta-Sigma Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, as a Spring 2019 initiate. He initially took a leave of absence from school to pursue his rap career.[12] 24kGoldn stated that he was not anticipating "that things were going to happen so fast when I came to USC", and did not think he would finish University, but he wanted to round off the school year to further develop the relationships he made, stating his love for being on campus, and that being a student kept him "grounded".[13]
Artistry[edit]
24kGoldn's music spans a variety of genres, motivated by his want "never ... to be constricted by one genre". Regarding his style, he stated: "depending on what song you listen to, my music can be described different ways".[2] He attributes his "maturity and development" to rapper Paypa Boy & 24Kay, who initially got him into recording music.