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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable references. Unsourced or poorly sourced material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially harmful. (November 2008 ) Kevin Rudolf Background information Born Manhattan, New York Kevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter, and record producer. Rudolf is currently signed to Cash Money Records/Universal Republic. Born in New York City, he is currently based out of Miami, Florida. Rudolf's debut single, "Let It Rock", was released in late-2008. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. So far, other than "Let It Rock", "Welcome to the World" is Rudolf's only other charting single, peaking at #75 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart.[1] His debut album, In the City, was released on November 24, 2008, where it debuted and peaked at #94 on the Billboard 200, and #74 on the Canadian Albums Chart. His single "Let It Rock" was used for the WWE Royal Rumble official theme song, and for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game (February 14). Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Production career 3 Musical work 4 Virtual promotion 5 Discography 5.1 Studio albums 5.2 Singles 5.3 Music videos 6 Production credits 7 References 8 External links // Early life Please more info and sources. Further information might be found on the talk page. (December 2008) Kevin Rudolf was born in New York City, New York and is raised in Miami, Florida. He was raised by a single mother who introduced him to music at a young age. He first started playing guitar at age 11.[2] Production career Rudolf has worked with many artists as either a producer, writer or guitarist. Rudolf has notably worked with Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Black Eyed Peas, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Lyttle, Kanye West, David Banner, Lil Wayne, T.I., Flo-Rida, The Neptunes, Rick Ross and Ludacris. He also collaborated with Nas on the street single "NYC".[3] Musical work In the City, was released on November 24, 2008, and includes the song "Let It Rock", which features Lil Wayne. Rudolf's "Let It Rock" will be used as the main theme for the WWE's 2009 Royal Rumble.[4] pay per view and "NYC" featuring Nas was featured on CSI:NY on November 5, 2008 and it also opened up the 3rd episode of MTV's The City on January 5, 2009. "Let It Rock" reached #5 on the Billboard US Hot 100 chart, #5 on the UK Singles Chart, #3 on the Australian ARIA Chart and #2 on the Canadian Hot 100. Virtual promotion In 2008, Rudolf began a promotion with MindArk, developers of the Entropia Universe to build a virtual environment | ||||
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