24kGoldn

Golden Landis Von Jones[1] (born November 13, 2000), known professionally as 24kGoldn, is an American rapper, singer, and composer from San Francisco, California.[2] He is best known for his songs "City of Angels" and "Valentino", the latter reaching number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2019 becoming his first Billboard charting single. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in April 2020. He attends the University of Southern California.[1]

24kGoldn
24kGoldn at Rolling Loud Los Angeles, 2019
Background information
Birth nameGolden Landis Von Jones
Born (2000-11-13) November 13, 2000
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • composer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website24kgoldn.com

Biography

24kGoldn resides in Los Angeles.[1] As a child, 24kGoldn did acting in commercials. Before he realized he could do music professionally, his "whole plan was to go into finance and become a hedge fund manager".[3] He currently attends the University of Southern California where he joined the Beta-Sigma Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, as a Spring 2019 iniatite. He initially took a leave of absence from school to pursue his rap career.[4] 24 stated that he was not anticipating "that things were going to happen so fast when I came to USC", and didn't 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 keeps him "grounded". 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". He received his first record deal through producer D. A. Doman. He attributes his "maturity and development" to rapper Paypa Boy, who initially got him into recording music. 24kGoldn got his big break through his 2019 "high-energy" single "Valentino". However, the rapper said in 2020 "those ['Valentino'] were recorded over a year ago and don't exactly reflect the person I have become since then". 24's music ranges from a variety of genres, motivated by his need to "never want[ing] 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".[1]

Career

In January 2019, 24kGoldn released his most well-known single "Valentino", which received over 100 million plays on Spotify.[5] 24kGoldn's songs continued to garner attention following the success of "Valentino", and he signed a record deal with Records, LLC and Columbia Records. He released his debut EP Dropped Outta College in November 2019.[6] His first music video was "Trappers Anthem" in 2017.[7] He has since gone on to gain success with his single "City of Angels", which was officially released to US alternative radio on 31 March 2020;[8] followed up in May 2020 with an official remix of the song by English singer, songwriter Yungblud.[9]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Dropped Outta College
  • Released: November 22, 2019
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 122

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[10]		 US
R&B/HH
[11]		 CAN
[12]
"Ballin' Like Shareef"[13] 2018 — — — Non-album single
"Valentino" 2019 924238 Dropped Outta College
"Time for That" ——— Non-album single
"A Lot to Lose" ——— Dropped Outta College
"Games on Your Phone" ———
"Dropped Outta College" ———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[15]		 AUS
[16]		 BEL
(FL)
Tip
[17]		 CAN
[18]		 IRE
[19]		 NLD
[20]		 NZ
[21]		 UK
[22]
"City of Angels" 2020 325255426883825 Dropped Outta College

References
  1. Matthew, Dilllon (April 19, 2020). "Navigating the Come-up: Interview with Rapper, Singer and Student 24kGoldn". Daily Trojan. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. "24kGoldn". Audible Treats. February 24, 2016.
  3. Seabrook III, Robby (December 13, 2019). "The Break Presents: 24kGoldn". XXL. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. http://www.tkeusc.org/alumni/news/4200-introducing-golden-landis-von-jones-aka-24kgoldn/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Valentino" – via open.spotify.com.
  6. "DROPPED OUTTA COLLEGE" – via open.spotify.com.
  7. "Trapper's ANTHEM" – via youtube.com.
  8. "Alternative Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  9. 24kGoldn: Bay Area rap sensation with fan in Yungblud by Kyann-Sian Williams, NME, 27 May 2020.
  10. "24kGoldn Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  11. "24kGoldn Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  12. "24kGoldn Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  13. "Ballin' Like Shareef — Single by 24kGoldn on Apple Music". Retrieved April 24, 2020 – via Apple Music.
  14. "American single certifications – 24KGOLDN – Valentino". RIAA. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  15. "24kGoldn – Bubbling Under Hot 100 History". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  16. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  17. "Discografie 24kGoldn". Ultratop. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  18. "24kGoldn Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  19. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  20. "Discografie 24kGoldn". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  21. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  22. "24kGoldn | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  23. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  24. "American single certifications – 24KGOLDN – Valentino". RIAA. Retrieved May 14, 2018.

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